Comstock women the making of a mining community /

The conventional view of Virginia City as a ramshackle mining camp populated largely by miners and the businesses - saloons, hotels, brothels- that served their needs obscures a significant and fascinating aspect of its history: it was home to large numbers of women and children. In this provocative...

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Other Authors: James, Ronald M. 1955-, Raymond, C. Elizabeth., EBSCOhost.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, [1998]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 394 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities (Unnumbered)
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