The detailed history of Nevada's ghost towns are chronicled along with numerous B/W photos of more than 575 mining sites and towns.

Nevada ghost towns & mining camps,

History

Paher, Stanley W.

Americas

Howell-North Books

Las Vegas usually is considered as synonymous with lavish gambling and unabashed night life. These have been emphasized in magazine articles and books, while the town's varied and colorful past have been overlooked. Here is the first general history of early Las Vegas ever to be published. 
During the last century Las Vegas has passed through a metamorphosis from a mere Spanish Trail waterhole in a vast and lonely desert to a religious mission and finally a thriving ranch. After contemporary Las Vegas was founded in May 1905, it developed into a typical Western frontier town and changed into a sophisticated city during distinct boom periods. They were accelerated by dam construction, industrial plants, military aerial training, atomic testing, and resort hotel developments. The reader is led every step along this path of amazing transition in both the text and in a careful selection of unpublished photographs.

Las Vegas, As It Began, As It Grew

Nevada Pubns

Ponderosa Country, a scenic and historic guide to Reno and vicinity, is a tour book about Reno and places radiating from each point of the compass. It describes things of interest to see on auto trips to the east, west, north, and south of Reno, and in Reno itself. Ponderosa Country was up-to-date in 1972 when it was published, providing a fascinating read today as one compares the region then with how it has evolved over the last 40 years. The author, Stanley W. Paher, has filled the book with a representative selection of historic and contemporary photographs and does a nice job describing what one would see on each tour. Paher's use of black and white photographs adds a distinctive flavor for today's reader of Ponderosa Country. Students of Reno and Nevada history, will find it informative and entertaining to learn what once was and did not last, and what has endured into the 21st century.

Ponderosa Country: A Scenic and Historical Guide to Reno and Vicinity

Owner's name on free front endpaper else a near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket. First Trade edition. Cloth. 4to. 48 pp. Illus. with b/w photos, drawings, and map.

Death Valley Ghost Towns

Illustrated with 700 historic and modern photographs, with numerous maps.

Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps

Howell-North

Covering the northern portion of Nevada, this atlas includes sites in northern Nevada. It has 37 color maps and 265 vintage photos by ghost town pioneer Nell Murbarger. Each of the maps in this atlas are keyed to the corresponding historic sketches found in its popular companion volume, Nevada Ghost Towns &amp; Mining Camps by Stanley W. Paher.

Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps Illustrated Atlas Volume One-Northern Nevada (Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps)

Travel

Reference

This is a well-researched guide to more than 1100 desert destinations in Southern Nevada's scenic backcountry. With 33 new color maps for desert explorers, and 265 vintage photos, you can visit and learn about historic places, natural features, placer gold sites, campgrounds, gemstone sites, caves, hot springs, and recreation areas.

Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps: Illustrated Atlas : Southern Nevada-Death Valley

This combined atlas includes sites throughout Nevada and includes Death Valley and Bodie areas. It has 63 color maps and 530 vintage photos by ghost town pioneer Nell Murbarger. Each of the 63 maps in this atlas are keyed to the corresponding historic sketches found in its popular companion volume, Nevada Ghost Towns &amp; Mining Camps by Stanley W. Paher.

Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps: Illustrated Atlas

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Goldfield: Boom Town of Nevada

SAME COVER AS STOCK PHOTO SHOWN. MINOR EDGE WEAR AND SCUFFING ON COVERS. CLEAN PAGES. NO MARKING OR WRITING NOTED IN BOOK.

Tonopah, Silver Camp of Nevada

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