by SallyZanjani (Author)
Explores the early history of Nevada before it became a state in 1864. This book covers the discovery of gold in California and silver in the Nevada Territory; the debate over slavery and the Civil War; and the Mormon establishment in Utah that prompted national suspicion of the sect's ambitions for an inland empire.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: 15 Oct 2007
ISBN 10: 0874177243
ISBN 13: 9780874177244