Becker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Insider stories of the comstock lode and nevadas mining frontier, 18591909. This book was written by the famous western writer, louis lamour. The comstock lode paperback september 12, 20 by ferdinand richthofen author see all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Comstock lode by louis lamour 1999, paperback for sale.
Two fiercely independent spirits, together they rose above the challenges of the comstock to stake a bold claim on the future. Raised in sparks, nevada, cassinelli developed an interest in american indian history and the comstock lode as a young boy working on his familys ranch. Though comstock died poor and obviously unhappy, the rich lode that he had an early part of was named for him. The paperback of the history of the comstock lode by grant h. Buy online, pick up in store check availability at nearby stores.
Virginia citys silver ore discoveries were not part of the california gold rush, which occurred 10 years before. It was just a godforsaken mountainside, but no place on earth was richer in silver. From there, he traveled to montana, where, on september 27, 1870, he killed himself by putting a gun to his head. Jun 10, 2018 western audiobooks best of all time alex jame. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading comstock lode. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Virginia city, washoe, and other mining boomtowns quickly arose in the vicinity, and in 10 years the lodes output justified establishment of a u. May 29, 2012 recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world.
He gave his name to virginia city, then died in 1861. Comstock lode 1982 read online free book by louis l. If youre fond of lamour novelsand i amcomstock lode is chockablock full of his artful characters, developed over a timeframe reminiscent of his sackett tales. Henry comstock left the area broke in 1862 and went to oregon, where he continued to prospect. Comstock lode mineral deposit, nevada, united states. Download and read online for free comstock lode by louis lamour.
Virginia city is a censusdesignated place cdp that is the county seat of storey county, nevada, and the largest community in the county. Comstock lode by louis lamour at the best online ebook storage. Both of his parents were killed when he was young and he has taken it upon himself to get revenge against the killers. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. James old virginny finney was a placer miner of the 1850s who laid early claim to the comstock lode in 1859. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the. Grant horace smith, nevada bureau of mines, mckay school of mines. Its a classic, one that will never go out of style, in my opinion. Henry tompkins or thomas paige comstock 18201870 was an american miner after whom the comstock lode in virginia city, nevada was named. At the time of the discovery of the comstock lode, silver was considered the monetary equal of gold, and all production was purchased by the federal government for use in coinage. The book has plenty of suspenseful and thrilling events in it. The history of the comstock lode, first published in 1943, provided mining investors, engineers, and western historians with the first comprehensive, chronological history of mining operations on the comstock from 1850 to 1997. Dennis cassinelli nevada author, historian and outdoorsman.
The comstock lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of mount davidson, a peak in the virginia range in virginia city, nevada then western utah territory, which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the united states and named after american miner henry comstock. Cassinelli worked for many years as a highway engineer for the nevada department of transportation. Like many good stories, there are enough moving parts that come together satisfyingly by the final page. A novel louis lamours lost treasures kindle edition by lamour, louis. The saga of the comstock lode by george lyman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The dreamers, the restless, the builders, the vultures they were lured by the glittering promise of instant riches and survived the brutal hardships of a mining camp to raise a. Comstock lode creating nevada history legends of america. Read comstock lode a novel by louis lamour available from rakuten kobo. Mark twain worked on the newspaper there during this time learning his craft of story telling.
There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print. Geology of the comstock lode and the washoe district with atlas 1882 by george f. The comstock lode was the richest silver mine in american history. The story of the comstock lode covertocover books by ellen hopkins 1 dec 2001.
Comstock lode is a readable book about one of the great silver strikes in the us. The city is a part of the renosparks metropolitan statistical area virginia city developed as a boomtown with the 1859 discovery of the comstock lode, the first major silver deposit discovery in the united states, with numerous mines opening. Two fiercely independent spirits, together they rose above the challenges of the comstock to. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the comstock lode, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Together they will stake their claims on the future. See more ideas about virginia city, comstock lode and nevada. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. The history of the comstock lode 18501920, issues 3040 volume 37 of university of nevada bulletin issue 37 of geology and mining series the history of the comstock lode, 18501920, mckay school of mines. One of the most important mining discoveries in american history, the comstock lode in nevada was the first major silver discovery in the united states and virtually ended the california gold rush. Geology comstock lode washoe district atlas abebooks. A history of virginia city and the comstock lode shepperson series in history humanities. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the world.
The comstock lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of mount davidson, a peak in the virginia range in virginia city, nevada then western utah territory, which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the united states and named after american miner henry comstock after the discovery was made public in 1859, it sparked a silver rush of prospectors to the area. Louis lamour has written over a hundred books, including the famous sackett novels. Dennis cassinelli is the author of four books about the great basin region. A novel louis lamours lost treasures and millions of other books are available for instant access. The history of the comstock lode nevada bureau of mines. Comstock lode is about a man named travallion who originally came over to america from england as a young boy. Louis lamour book lot of 2 the lonesome gods, comstock. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read comstock lode. May 29, 2012 listen to comstock lode audiobook by louis lamour.
Coming in at about 600 pages, the book is two to three times the size of a typical lamour western, which is how i knew i had never read it before. Nevada state bureau of mines and the mackay school of. Virginia city, washoe, and other mining boomtowns quickly arose in the vicinity, and in 10 years the lodes output justified establishment of a. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Comstock lode by louis lamour, 1981, bantam books edition, in english. Grita redaway, a radiantly beautiful actress driven by an unfulfilled need. The comstock lode makes for a great setting as millions of dollars of gold and silver brings in all sorts from the criminal to the cardsharks and gamblers, to the hard workers and developers. Original folding lithographic map 26 by 32 inches matted and framed, entire piece measures 40 by 33 inches.
Discovered under what would become one of the most important gold camps in the west virginia city, on the eastern slope of mt. The dreamers, the restless, the builders, the vultures they were lured by the glittering promise of instant riches and survived the brutal hardships of a mining camp to raise a legendary boom town. Id rate this book 4 stars if u like western books then id suggest it for you. Davidson, the mines would yield more than 500 million. Its about the struggle of a man with his past, who works hard and does well because of his persistence and good morals. Comstock lode, rich deposit of silver in nevada, u. Comstock lode is about a man named and comstock lode is no different. The classic western, now newly repackaged as part of bantams louis lamours lost treasures programwith neverbeforeseen material from louis and his son, beau lamour. Primary sources in american social history by lawrence i. The setting of this story is in the mid1800s, during the gold rush in america. Finney appears with a rocker, a tool common to placer mining. Comstock lode 1982 read online free book by louis lamour. It was just a godforsaken mountainside, but no place on earth was richer in. Pdf download the history of the comstock lode free.
Tingley, which brings the history of mining operations on the comstock to the present, the history of the comstock lode will once again he enjoyed by scholars and students of mining history as well as western history buffs. If youre fond of lamour novelsand i am comstock lode is chockablock full of his artful characters, developed over a timeframe reminiscent of his sackett tales. Comstock lode by louis lamour is a very good an exciting and suspenseful book. Western audio books by ox team to california a narrative of crossing the plains in 1860. I picked up comstock lode at an airport bookstore for a flight home from, appropriately, nevada. Comstock lode has wonderful character development and a complex plot. Comstock lode by louis lamour overdrive rakuten overdrive. For a bustling, enterprising america, this was the great. Davidson, the mines would yield more than 500 million dollars of. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. A history of virginia city and the comstock lode shepperson series in history humanities james, ronald m. The book also contains many rare historic photographs of the mining district. Bonanza, the tv western was set near virginia city, nevada.
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