Nevada Myths and Legends
The True Stories behind History's Mysteries
2nd Edition
Published on 1. September 2019
208 pages
978-1-4930-3983-8 (ISBN)
Description
From the mystery of a U.S. Senator's death (was he kept on ice until after the election?) to a haunting of the Governor's mansion, this selection of fourteen stories from Nevada's past explores some of the Silver State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.
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2nd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
2,89 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-3983-8 (9781493039838)
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09/2019
2nd Edition
Globe Pequot Press
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Richard Moreno served as publisher of Nevada Magazine and has authored nine Nevada-related books, including Nevada Curiosities (Globe Pequot Press). In 2007 he was honored with the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen Award.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: A Chilling Death
- Chapter 2: At the Bottom of Lake Tahoe
- Chapter 3: Lovelock's Redheaded Giants
- Chapter 4: Pyramid Lake's Water Babies and Other Spirits
- Chapter 5: The Garden of Eden in Nevada
- Chapter 6: Haunted Carson City
- Chapter 7: The Great Carson City Stagecoach Robbery
- Chapter 8: The First Train Robbery in the Far West
- Chapter 9: The Mystery of the Lost City
- Chapter 10: The First National Bank of Winnemucca Robbery
- Chapter 11: The Unknown Fate of Roy Frisch
- Chapter 12: Area 51: The Truth Is Out There
- Chapter 13: Why Did Gangster Bugsy Siegel Die?
- Chapter 14: Walker Lake's Sea Serpents
- Chapter 15: The Conqueror's Curse
- Chapter 16: The Strange Death of Adventurer Steve Fossett
- Chapter 17: Who Shot Reno Casino Owner Lincoln Fitzgerald?
- Chapter 18: Why Did Thriving Metropolis Turn into a Ghost Town?
- Chapter 19: Suicide or Something Else? The Mysterious Death of Raymond Spilsbury
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
