Valuable as these volumes are in relation to railroad operations in Nevada and California, their usefulness as authoritative reference sources embraces a much broader scope. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California is as much a history of the region as it is a study of the railroads. The principal mines and mills and their production are scrupulously detailed, together with the personalities who created them.
Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California v. 2; The Southern Roads
Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California v. 2; The Southern Roads
Summary
Part of a two-volume set first published in 1962/63, this book offers a history of the railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, as well as the sites and personalities encountered along the routes. This volume covers the varied and spectacular geography of Southern Nevada and Eastern California.
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Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California v. 2; The Southern Roads Summary
Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California v. 2; The Southern Roads Reviews
This is an admirable regional history of the last 150 years of regional growth with a sharp focus on the chief engine of that growth-the trains. Deeply, lovingly researched, Myrick's will stand as the definitive history. -Reference & Research Book News
An absolute must for anyone interested in Western history, written with wit and pizazz, and presented with real skill. -The Coast Book Review
It's a fascinating, comprehensive coffee table-sized publication, even for non-railroad buffs. -Herald and News
An absolute must for anyone interested in Western history, written with wit and pizazz, and presented with real skill. -The Coast Book Review
It's a fascinating, comprehensive coffee table-sized publication, even for non-railroad buffs. -Herald and News
About
David F. Myrick (1918-2011) was the author of several books about western history and western railroads, including the three volumes of Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California. He lived and wrote primarily in Santa Barbara, California.
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CIN0874171946G
9780874171945
0874171946
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University of Nevada Press
19921001
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