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Slot Machines
America's Favorite Gaming Device
by Marshall Fey
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.)
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History
• Aurora - Nevada's Ghost City of the Dawn
• Boot Hill - The Pioche Cemetery and the Story of the Pioche Boom
• Emigrant Trails - A History and Guide to the Emigrant Routes from Central Nevada to the Crossing of the Sierra
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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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