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9780762754120

Mysteries and Legends of Nevada : True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained

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    9780762754120

  • ISBN10:

    0762754125

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-06
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

Richard Moreno served as publisher of Nevada Magazine and has authored seven Nevada-related books. A former Director of Advertising and Public Relations for the Nevada Commission on Tourism, he was selected as a 2007 recipient of the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen award. He resides in Macomb, Illinois, with his wife and two children, but makes frequent trips to the Silver State.

Table of Contents

Map of Nevadap. iv
Acknowledgmentsp. v
Introductionp. vi
A Chilling Deathp. 1
At the Bottom of Lake Tahoep. 13
Lovelock's Redheaded Giantsp. 24
Pyramid Lake's Water Babies and Other Spiritsp. 35
The Garden of Eden in Nevadap. 43
Haunted Carson Cityp. 52
The Great Carson City Stagecoach Robberyp. 61
The First Train Robbery in the Far Westp. 71
The Mystery of the Lost Cityp. 85
The First National Bank of Winnemucca Robberyp. 97
The Unknown Fate of Roy Frischp. 109
Area 51: The Truth Is Out Therep. 119
Why Did Gangster Bugsy Siegel Die?p. 128
Walker Lake's Sea Serpentsp. 139
The Conqueror#x0027;s Cursep. 149
The Strange Death of Adventurer Steve Fossettp. 159
Who Shot Reno Casino Owner Lincoln Fitzgerald?p. 169
Bibliographyp. 179
Indexp. 191
About the Authorp. 200
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