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The first comprehensive treatment of Comstock society to incorporate mining history with the stories of the people who lived it.
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The Roar and the Silence : A History of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities (Unnumbered)
author
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James, Ronald M.
publisher
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University of Nevada Press
isbn10 | asin
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0874173205
print isbn13
:
9780874173208
ebook isbn13
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9780874174175
language
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English
subject
Virginia City (Nev.)--History, Comstock Lode (Nev.)--History, Mines and mineral resources--Nevada--Virginia City--History.
publication date
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1998
lcc
:
F849.V8J35 1998eb
ddc
:
979.3/56
subject
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Virginia City (Nev.)--History, Comstock Lode (Nev.)--History, Mines and mineral resources--Nevada--Virginia City--History.
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The Roar and the Silence
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Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities
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The Roar and the Silence
A History of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode
Ronald M. James
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Winner of the Wilbur S. Shepperson Humanities Book Award for 1998
This book is the recipient of the Wilbur S. Shepperson Humanities Book Award, which is given annually in his memory by the Nevada Humanities Committee and the University of Nevada Press. One of Nevada's most distinguished historians, Wilbur S. Shepperson was a founding board member and long-time supporter of both organizations.
Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities Editor: Jerome E. Edwards
This book was funded in part by a grant from the Nevada Humanities Committee, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities
University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright 1998 by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designer: Carrie Nelson House
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data James, Ronald M. (Ronald Michael), 1955 The roar and the silence: a history of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode/Ronald M. James. p. cm. (Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87417-320-5 (alk. paper) 1. Virginia City (Nev.)History. 2. Comstock Lode (Nev.)History. 3. Mines and mineral resourcesNevadaVirginia CityHistory. I. Title. II. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities (Unnumbered) F849.V8J35 1998 98-19342 979.3'56dc21 CIP
The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Binding materials were selected for strength and durability.
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For four teachers who made a difference (in the order of the lessons they gave): Richard W. James, Helga L. Pennington, Robert E. Diamond, and Sven S. Liljeblad. Thanks for working with unshaped clay.
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Contents
List of Illustrations
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
Introduction
xix
1 A Glimmer of Opportunity: The Setting
1
2 The First Boom: Building the Community
21
3 The First Boom: Building the Mines
45
4 Grief, Depression, and Disasters: Successes in the Midst of Failures
70
5 A Time of Bonanza
91
6 The Workers: Labor in an Industrialized Community
119
7 The International Community: Ethnicity Celebrated
143
8 The Moral Options: Sinners
167
9 The Moral Options: Saints
191
10 Princes and Paupers: Contrasts in Class
215
11 Over Time: Bonanza and Borrasca (18771942)
235
12 The Sequel to the Big Bonanza: Tourism and Television
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