The bloody tale of the 'wholesale murders' at Eldorado Canyon
'Quintus Hopper of Nevada' series: In May of 1897, a wronged Paiute man took revenge. Years before, the miners had forced him to kill his brother and return with his head as proof.
Quintus Hopper of Nevada, published in January 2022, is a historical novel that follows the epic and peculiar life of a frontier newspaper typesetter. As part of my research I made extensive use of newspaper archives and, in this series, I’ll share some of my often surprising findings. Here are history, commentaries and contemporary newspaper articles a…
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