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Death Valley Ghost Town
Greenwater California
by Leo Schafer
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 memories of the great characters who brought Greenwater to prominence — Death Valey Slim, Hungry Bill and Wild Bill Corcoran among them. Author Leo Schafer tells their stories with verve, gusto and historical accuracy in this immensely readable book. (Published by Pioche Book Connection in 2003 ~ Shipped by publisher.)
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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
Dempsey In Nevada
Many people are surprised to learn that Jack Dempsey once called Nevada home. He first rode into Nevada clinging to the brake rods of a Pullman car, too poor to buy a ticket. He left footprints all over the Silver State on his way to the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, and the fights h...
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