| Descript |
1 online resource (xxix, 233 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1: The Beginning; 2: Money from Massachusetts; 3: The Camp That Didn't Fail; 4: Why Searchlight?; 5: The Big Strike; 6: The Big Mine; 7: The Coming of the Railroad; 8: A Fashionable Town; 9: Newspapers; 10: Even a Bank; 11: Boomed Out; 12: Other Camps; 13: Cattle and Crops; 14: Commercial Competition; 15: Politics; 16: Schools; 17: Crime and Punishment, or the Lack Thereof; 18: Accidents; 19: Weather; 20: Academy Award Champion; 21: How Big Was It? |
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22: Flying High and Flying Low23: The Camp Wouldn't Fail; 24: The Renegade Indian; 25: Searchlight Survived the War; 26: The Promoter; 27: The World's Oldest Profession; 28: Conclusion; Appendix 1: Mineral Production of the Searchlight District, 1902-1962; Appendix 2: Climatological Data; 2.1: Total Precipitation (inches) for Searchlight, 1949-1993; 2.2: Average Temperature (Fahrenheit) for Searchlight, 1949-1993; 2.3: Searchlight Climatological Summary; Appendix 3: Postmasters, Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada (since 1926); Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Searchlight (Nev.) -- History.
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Searchlight (Nev.) -- Biography.
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Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Searchlight -- History -- 20th century.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General. |
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Mines and mineral resources. (OCoLC)fst01022541 |
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Nevada -- Searchlight. (OCoLC)fst01251149 |
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Dagelijks leven. |
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Goudmijnen. |
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1900-1999 |
| ISBN |
0874174228 (electronic bk.) |
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9780874174229 (electronic bk.) |
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0874173108 (alk. paper) |
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9780874173109 (alk. paper) |
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9780874177534 |
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0874177537 |
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