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Gold Rush Letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. Grosh
When brothers Ethan and Hosea Grosh left Pennsylvania in 1849, they joined throngs of men from all over the world intent on finding a fortune in the California Gold Rush. Their …
Nevada's Historic Buildings
In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was formed to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the best of them for use as …
Monumental Lies
A playful embrace of tall tales and exaggeration, Monumental Lies explores the evolution of folklore in the Wild West.Monumental Lies: Early Nevada Folklore of the Wild West …
Short History of Virginia City
Founded in 1859, Virginia City quickly became world famous for its extraordinary prosperity. Over the next two decades, the mines of "e;the Richest City on Earth"e; yielded …
Uncovering Nevada's Past
Nevada's relatively brief history has been nonetheless remarkably eventful. From the activities of the first Euro-American explorers to the booms and busts of the mining industry, …
Roar and the Silence
Nevada s Comstock Mining District has been the focus of legend since it first burst into international prominence in the late 1850s, and its principal settlement, Virginia City, …
Folklore of Cornwall
By considering the folklore of Cornwall in a Northern European context, this book casts light on a treasury of often-ignored traditions. Folklore studies internationally have long …
Comstock Women
When it comes to Nevada history, men get most of the ink. Comstock Women is a collection of 14 historical studies that helps to rectify that reality. The authors of these essays, …
Handbook of Media for Clinical Microbiology
While evolving molecular diagnostic methods are being heralded for the role they will play in improving our ability to cultivate and identify bacteria, fungi, and viruses, the …
Cancer Immunotherapy at the Crossroads
Leading investigators and clinicians detail the different mechanisms used by tumors to escape and impair the immune system and then spell out possible clinical strategies to …
Star Trek - The Original Series 6: Die Glücksmaschine
Die Sucht nach dem perfekten Glück …Timshel war einst das beliebteste Urlaubsziel der Galaxis: voller Kultur, natürlicher Schönheit und liebenswürdiger gastfreundlicher Einwohner. …
Ceramic Production in Early Hispanic California
In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, much of what is now the southwestern United States was known as Alta California, a remote part of New Spain. The presidios, …