Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Preface v
• Contents vii
• Maps xiii
• General Information xv
• Part I - Nevada's Background 1
• The Silver State 3
• Natural Setting 6
• Plant and Animal Life *
• First Nevadans 22
• Wilderness to Modern State *
• Mining and Mining Jargon 55
• Ranching and Stock Growing *
• Stock Jargon 75
• Press, Church, and School 79
• The Arts *

• Title Page iii
• Preface v
• Contents vii
• Maps xiii
• General Information xv
• Part I - Nevada's Background 1
• The Silver State 3
• Natural Setting 6
• Plant and Animal Life *
• First Nevadans 22
• Wilderness to Modern State *
• Mining and Mining Jargon 55
• Ranching and Stock Growing *
• Stock Jargon 75
• Press, Church, and School 79
• The Arts *
• Sports and Recreation 107
• Part II - Touring the State *
• Part III - Appendices 287
• Chronology 289
• Supplementary Reading List of Nevada Books 297
• Index Principal Reference First 305