The Northern Nevada region known as the Comstock encapsulated the true pioneer spirit of the rugged Old West. A source of tremendous wealth thanks to rich deposits of gold and silver, the Comstock boomed in the mid-1800s and spurred thriving communities, bountiful railroads and a hearty breed of pioneers who called the Comstock their home.  Now, Dennis Cassinelli brings to life the varied and colorful stories of the past with his latest work, Chronicles of the Comstock. A compilation of historical articles originally published in The Comstock Chronicle, a weekly newspaper based in Virginia City, the book features topics as diverse as the great Virginia City fire of 1875, the discovery of a cache of rare coin dies at the former Carson City Mint and the exaggerative newsmen who recounted the daily digest of life on the Comstock.

Chronicles of the Comstock

Dennis Cassinelli

This new and revised second edition to Cassinelli s groundbreaking 1996 book, Gathering Traces of the Great Basin Indians, features stunning digital photographs of the Cassinelli-Perino Artifact Collection, a new chapter discussing the 10,000-year-old Spirit Cave Man mummy found near Grimes Point, Nevada, and a hilarious, never-before-released short story titled Making Arrows.

Preserving Traces of the Great Basin Indians

Reference

Jack Bacon & Company

<p>In 1940, scientists discovered the Spirit Cave Man's mummified remains near Grimes Point, Nevada. Since then, he has been hidden away from public view, unable to divulge the secrets of his life or of the people who inhabited the Great Basin 10,000 years ago. At last, author Dennis Cassinelli brings us a novel that sheds light on this enigmatic man and the ancient world he inhabited. Sixteen-year-old Turtle Who Fights lives with his clan near the Black Island Marsh. He yearns to be a great shaman like his grandfather, Mauwee, and seeks to absorb all he can about the natural world. Meanwhile, his tribe's nomadic lifestyle takes him on an inspiring journey that includes visits to the cave-riddled hillsides near Stillwater Marsh, the sanctified pyramid of Pyramid Lake, and a great gathering of tribes and clans in the pristine setting of Lake Tahoe. But danger strikes when an evil band of redheaded cannibals kidnaps members of Turtle's tribe and threatens the welfare of every clan in the Nosrac Valley. The book also includes four appendices that discuss the historical subjects of the novel in further detail.</p>

Legends of Spirit Cave

Literature & Fiction

Action & Adventure

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Chronicles of the Comstock

Preserving Traces of the Great Basin Indians

Legends of Spirit Cave