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Author Drabelle, Dennis.

Title Mile-high fever : silver mines, boom towns, and high living on the Comstock Lode / Dennis Drabelle.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  979.356 DRA    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  979.3 D78    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  979.3 DRA    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  979.356 DRABELLE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 282 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-270) and index.
Contents Perfect monster -- Heavy metal -- Nature of the beast -- Working low, living high -- Capitalists behaving badly -- Pooh-bah effect -- Challengers -- Washoe giants -- Big Borrasca.
Summary In the captivating true story of the Comstock Lode, Drabelle skillfully brings to life the exploration of the large vein of silver in the northwestern U.S. that sparked the Silver Rush from 1859-1882. "Mile-High Fever" brings to light one of the least-known episodes in American history.
Subject Comstock Lode (Nev.)
Virginia City (Nev.) -- History.
Silver mines and mining -- Nevada -- Comstock Lode.
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Virginia City -- History.
ISBN 9780312379476
0312379471
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