A general description of the major towns of Nevada, the physical characteristics of the State and its mineral and agricultural resources rounds out the text.

ABOUT THE SERIES

No other nation has ever expanded as rapidly as the United States between the years 1820 and 1860. Marching onto immense stretches of territory belonging to Mexico, the Indians and foreign powers, America’s pioneers brought with them a new language, new religions and new concepts of society. Within the brief span of 40 years they had spread political unity and cultural uniformity over this vast new land.

Few will deny that the pioneers who subdued that last, great West between the Rockies and the Pacific braved a more hostile country, endured more gruelling hardships and faced greater dangers than did any other settlers in the three-century-long conquest of the continent.

America’s Pioneer Heritage is comprised of scarce and long out-of-print books that detail our western saga. Among the works included in the series are eyewitness accounts, journals, letters and other primary source materials which are so crucial to an understanding of the American character.

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