A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines

About this film

LibriVox recording of A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines by Dan DeQuille. Read in English by Larry Wilson; John; Johann; Isobel; jenno; Alan Mapstone; ToddHW; James R. Hedrick; Ryan Fahey; Tim811; Wayne Cooke; Christina Fu; Bruce McCready; Beau Wood; Andrew Gaunce; Paul Hampton This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the railroads. Silver not only defined Nevada, but influenced the opening of the American West as far as San Francisco. Dan De Quille (pseudonym for William Wright) wrote extensively on the history of mining in the area of Nevada, and published the larger work “The Big Bonanza” assisted by Mark Twain, both of whom were part of the Sagebrush School of writers. - Summary by Larry Wilson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (131MB)

Directors & creators

Dan DeQuille

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;mark twain; mining; American West; American history; Nevada; silver; prospecting; silver rush; bonanza; virginia city; gold hill; silver city; donner disaster; sagebrush writers

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