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Author: Ronald M. James ,
Susan A. James
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Imprint: University of Nevada Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 20.00cm
Weight: 0.238kg
ISBN: 9780874179477
ISBN 10: 0874179475
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 30 August 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""A Short History of Virginia City is an expertly written and deftly presented municipal history and includes and illustrated walking tour describing more than thirty buildings and sites. Informed and informative, A Short History of Virginia City is especially recommended as an itinerary planner and guide for anyone visiting this historic community."" --The Midwest Book Review-- ""The Midwest Book Review"" ""Brief, cohesive, well-written, engrossing, and historically accurate, A Short History of Virginia City deserves a home with anyone interested in Nevada history or Virginia City."" --Nevada in the West-- ""Nevada in the West"" ""This book takes us back to the early years of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode, and up to the present, with a wealth of information and with the same loving care [James and James] have given to so much of the Virginia City history they have helped to preserve."" --Michael S. Green, coauthor of Las Vegas: A Centennial History"
This book takes us back to the early years of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode, and up to the present, with a wealth of information and with the same loving care [James and James] have given to so much of the Virginia City history they have helped to preserve. --Michael S. Green, coauthor of Las Vegas: A Centennial History
A Short History of Virginia City is an expertly written and deftly presented municipal history and includes and illustrated walking tour describing more than thirty buildings and sites. Informed and informative, A Short History of Virginia City is especially recommended as an itinerary planner and guide for anyone visiting this historic community. --The Midwest Book Review-- The Midwest Book Review Brief, cohesive, well-written, engrossing, and historically accurate, A Short History of Virginia City deserves a home with anyone interested in Nevada history or Virginia City. --Nevada in the West-- Nevada in the West This book takes us back to the early years of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode, and up to the present, with a wealth of information and with the same loving care [James and James] have given to so much of the Virginia City history they have helped to preserve. --Michael S. Green, coauthor of Las Vegas: A Centennial History
Author Information
Ronald M. James’s previous publications include The Roar and the Silence: A History of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode. He is the executive director of the Comstock Foundation for History and Culture and served as state historic preservation officer for three decades. He lives in Carson City, Nevada, USA. Author and historian Susan A. James has been the scholar in residence for Virginia City’s Fourth Ward School Museum since 2002. She lives in Carson City, Nevada, USA.
