Nevada Books

A complete driving guide to the Lincoln Highway across Nevada, with instructions how to follow the historic road wherever it can be reached safely with the family car. 165 photos, most of them snapshots of the highway as it appeared in the 1920s, some taken during the extensive research trips of 2003. 208 full-page map panels. The book offers historical vignettes on the highway's history with quotes from early travelers. One of the most interesting segments is Jess Petersen’s explanation of his methodology in locating traces of the early Lincoln Highway. Hardcover, 8½ x 11", 302 pages. (Published by Nevada Publications in 2007 ~ Shipped by publisher.)

History

• A Century of Enthusiasm - Midas Nevada, 1907 - 2007

• Alice's Drive - Republishing 'Veil, Duster, and Tire Iron'

• Aurora - Nevada's Ghost City of the Dawn

• Beyond the Glimmering Lights - The Pride and Perseverance of African Americans in Las Vegas

• Bodie: The Mines are Looking Well - A History of the Bodie Mining District, Mono County, California

• Bodie’s Boss Lawman - The Odyssey of Constable John F. Kirgan

• Boot Hill - The Pioche Cemetery and the Story of the Pioche Boom

• Boulder City Nevada

• Death Valley Ghost Town - Greenwater California

• Dempsey In Nevada

• Elko County

• Emigrant Trails - A History and Guide to the Emigrant Routes from Central Nevada to the Crossing of the Sierra

• Ghosts of the Glory Trail - Intimate glimpses into the past and present of 275 western ghost towns

• Golden Dreams Down Dusty Roads - My Adventures with Billy Varga, "The Last Hard Rock Miner"

• Las Vegas, As It Began, As It Grew

• Mark Twain in Virginia City, Nevada

• More than Petticoats - Remarkable Nevada Women

• My Memories of the Comstock - An Eye-Witness Account of the Richest Place on Earth

• Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps

• Nevada Yesterdays

• Reno Now and Then

• Saloons, Bars & Cigar Stores - Historical Interior Photographs

• Silver Peak - Never a Ghost Town

• Slippery Gulch - A Guide to Gold Hill Nevada

• Slot Machines - America's Favorite Gaming Device

• The Divorce Seekers - A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler

• The Lincoln Highway: Nevada

• Virginia City, Silver Region of the Comstock Lode

• Young Las Vegas - Before the Future Found Us

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