Dennis Drabelle revisits the Nevada of Mark Twain's "Roughing It" in " Mile High Fever: Silver Mines, Boom Towns and High Living on the Comstock Lode." The Comstock Lode, a large vein of silver, started a silver rush to the Virginia City area and resulted in a bawdy boom, inappropriate treatment of the Native American population and some innovations that we still use today.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
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