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The roar and the silence : a history of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode / Ronald M. James.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities (Unnumbered)Publication details: Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, �1998.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 355 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0874174171
  • 9780874174175
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Roar and the silence.DDC classification:
  • 979.3/56 21
LOC classification:
  • F849.V8 J35 1998eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Glimmer of Opportunity: The Setting; 2. The First Boom: Building the Community; 3. The First Boom: Building the Mines; 4. Grief, Depression, and Disasters: Successes in the Midst of Failures; 5. A Time of Bonanza; 6. The Workers: Labor in an Industrialized Community; 7. The International Community: Ethnicity Celebrated; 8. The Moral Options: Sinners; 9. The Moral Options: Saints; 10. Princes and Paupers: Contrasts in Class; 11. Over Time: Bonanza and Borrasca (1877-1942).
12. The Sequel to the Big Bonanza: Tourism and TelevisionAfterword; Notes; Bibliography and Bibliographical Essay; Index.
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Summary: The Roar and the Silence chronicles the area's history from its earliest days through the early twentieth century, when the lode finally gave out ant the Comstock sank into silent decay, and up to the present, when Virginia City and its environs found new life, first as a community of bohemians and artists, and more recently as a tourist attraction offering a taste of the frontier experience to visitors from around the world. James's text brings the Comstock to life again in all its complexity and boom-and-bust excitement. This book offers a wealth of new information and insight into the history of one of the Old West's most storied areas.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-341) and index.

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Glimmer of Opportunity: The Setting; 2. The First Boom: Building the Community; 3. The First Boom: Building the Mines; 4. Grief, Depression, and Disasters: Successes in the Midst of Failures; 5. A Time of Bonanza; 6. The Workers: Labor in an Industrialized Community; 7. The International Community: Ethnicity Celebrated; 8. The Moral Options: Sinners; 9. The Moral Options: Saints; 10. Princes and Paupers: Contrasts in Class; 11. Over Time: Bonanza and Borrasca (1877-1942).

12. The Sequel to the Big Bonanza: Tourism and TelevisionAfterword; Notes; Bibliography and Bibliographical Essay; Index.

The Roar and the Silence chronicles the area's history from its earliest days through the early twentieth century, when the lode finally gave out ant the Comstock sank into silent decay, and up to the present, when Virginia City and its environs found new life, first as a community of bohemians and artists, and more recently as a tourist attraction offering a taste of the frontier experience to visitors from around the world. James's text brings the Comstock to life again in all its complexity and boom-and-bust excitement. This book offers a wealth of new information and insight into the history of one of the Old West's most storied areas.

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