Nevada Books

Its all here in this definitive history, written by the grandson of the inventor of the first three-reel slot machine and holder of a Nevada State Gambling license for 47 years! This is the complete and colorful story of coin-operated chance machines from the time they first became prevalent in the early 1890's up to the slot machines operated in today's casinos. Included in the exciting drama of this major industry are the pioneer, inventors, manufacturers, operators and the numerous raids that plagued the industry. This book has been used as a source book worldwide, including television documentaries. The ideal book for collectors, history buffs and libraries. Sixth edition, 7th printing; winner of National History Award. (Published in 2006.)

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

Featured Title

Death Valley Ghost Town
Greenwater California

In 1907, Greenwater California "interested the support of more and heavier capital than any other mining camp in the history of the world. In today's money $600,000,000 came gushing into Greenwater, but only a tiny trickle came out. Located in Death Valley National Park, little remains today except ...
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