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The Transcontinental Railroad (includes exclusive chapter)
1869 was a landmark year for frontier America. The completion of the railroad was seen as more important than the gold and silver rushes. They were…
Sep 22
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The Transcontinental Railroad (includes exclusive chapter)
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The California Gold Rush went viral because of Thomas O Larkin's 'gold letters'
The famed Gold Rush was a local matter, until Larkin's 'gold letters' to the New York Herald announced it to the world - and brought the world to…
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The California Gold Rush went viral because of Thomas O Larkin's 'gold letters'
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August 2024
The Mountain Meadows massacre (includes exclusive chapter)
Nevada in general, and Las Vegas in particular, might look entirely different today - if not for Mormon fears and actions in 1857.
Aug 13
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Daniel Martin Eckhart
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The Mountain Meadows massacre (includes exclusive chapter)
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July 2024
The life and death of William 'Lucky Bill' Thorington
A largely forgotten man played a key role in early Nevada history - he was free-spirited, he was lawless, he was industrious and wealthy - and he was…
Jul 27
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Daniel Martin Eckhart
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The life and death of William 'Lucky Bill' Thorington
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May 2024
The Hoover Dam: Built into the heart of American Indian country
From the first surveyors, to the inauguration of the dam by President Roosevelt, fourteen years went by and when all was said and done, the future had…
May 18
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The Hoover Dam: Built into the heart of American Indian country
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April 2024
Mysterious murder in Eldorado Canyon: Woman Killed with Shotgun
In late January of 1919, a woman named Maude Douglas was found murdered in the family’s tent in Nelson, Eldorado Canyon. Once again, the elusive and…
Apr 13
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Mysterious murder in Eldorado Canyon: Woman Killed with Shotgun
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February 2024
Nevada: The beautiful desert of buried hopes
Mining had given rise to Nevada in the early years. But many mines had gone from boom to bust in the time before WWI. When the U.S. declared war on the…
Feb 3
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Nevada: The beautiful desert of buried hopes
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December 2023
Hunting the elusive Queho ... and a murder victim that comes back alive and well
'Quintus Hopper of Nevada' series: After supposedly committing several murders, posses unsuccessfully hunted for the elusive renegade. And a murder…
Dec 30, 2023
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Hunting the elusive Queho ... and a murder victim that comes back alive and well
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The renegade Queho murders again?
'Quintus Hopper of Nevada' series: After supposedly committing his first murder in late 1910, white men claimed that he struck again soon after. Proof…
Dec 9, 2023
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The renegade Queho murders again?
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November 2023
Queho's 'reign of terror' begins
'Quintus Hopper of Nevada' series: Queho, a Southern Paiute Indian, was considered a serial killer. Hunted for decades, he was never caught. The first…
Nov 18, 2023
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Queho's 'reign of terror' begins
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October 2023
'Young woman drowned in bathtub' - the death of Mark Twain's daughter
'Quintus Hopper of Nevada' series: The man who brought boundless joy to millions, suffered strife, misery and tragedy in his life. Among these, the…
Oct 23, 2023
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'Young woman drowned in bathtub' - the death of Mark Twain's daughter
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September 2023
Willie Boy, the truth, and white man's many outrageous lies
'Quintus Hopper of Nevada' series: The story of two ill-fated Chemehuevi lovers had been told and retold with lie upon lie. Many years later, two…
Sep 16, 2023
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Willie Boy, the truth, and white man's many outrageous lies
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