Author : Richard Moreno
Release : 2011-03-28
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 541/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis A Short History of Carson City by : Richard Moreno
Download or read book A Short History of Carson City written by Richard Moreno. This book was released on 2011-03-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nevada’s capital city is today a charming, modern community, with an unusually eventful past. A Short History of Carson City traces its history from its origin as a mid-nineteenth-century trading post to its rise as the political center of Nevada. Here are the hard-working citizens and colorful characters, the political and business decisions, and the evolving economy that helped shape it. This is the first comprehensive historical account of a thoroughly modern state capital with its roots deep in Nevada’s turbulent past.