Nevada Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History's Mysteries
- ISBN-10
- 1493039830
- ISBN-13
- 9781493039838
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-09-01
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Richard Moreno
Description
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.
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