Searchlight

This meticulously researched book by Searchlight's most distinguished native son recounts the colorful history of the town and the lives of the hardy people who built it and sustained a community in one of the least hospitable environments in the United States. Its story encompasses both Nevada's early twentieth-century mining boom and the phenomenal growth of southern Nevada after World War II.

ISBN	0874177537	DEWEY edition	DC21
ISBN13	9780874177534 (What's this?)	Pages	288
Publisher	University of Nevada Press	Volumes	1
Imprint	University of Nevada Press	Weight (grammes)	390
Format	Paperback	Published in	Reno
Publication date	15 Mar 2008	Height (mm)	222
Writer of introduction	Hulse, James W.	Width (mm)	229
Library of Congress	F849	Spine width (mm)	18
DEWEY	979.313	Academic level	General

"People who think history is dry and boring will receive a lesson to the contrary with Harry Reid's loving tribute to his hometown, Searchlight, Nevada." - Bisbee (Arizona) Pay Dirt "Reid has written of an era in Nevada history that has not been fully touched on prior to this, and his book covers an important segment of the history of the West." - Journal of the West "Senator Reid's narrative of the rise and fall of Searchlight adds grist to the mill of historians engaged in studying the developmental phases of several Nevada mining camps. The book is a good read and an important document on Nevada's recent history." - International California Mining Journal"

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