The big bonanza; an authentic account of the discovery, history, and working of the world-renowned Comstock lode of Nevada, including the present condition of the various mines situated thereon, sketches of the most prominent men interested in them, incidents and adventures connected with mining, the Indians, and the country; amusing stories, experiences, anecdotes, etc., etc., and a full exposition of the production of pure silver / by Dan De Quille (William Wright) ; introduction by Oscar Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Quille, Dan, 1829-1898.

Contributor:

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Western Americana planned in connection with California's centenary celebrations, 1946-50

[Western Americana, planned in connection with California's centenary celebrations, 1946-50]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comstock Lode (Nev.).

Nevada--Description and travel.

Nevada.

Penn Provenance:

Birdwhistell, Robert Nevins, family of (donor)

Physical Description:

4 preliminary leaves vii unnumbered pages-xli, 439, viii pages, 1 leaf : frontispiece, illustrations (including portraits) plates, map, diagrams ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : A. A. Knopf, 1947.

Notes:

"First Borzoi edition."

First edition, 1876, has title: History of the big bonanza.

Introduction includes hitherto unpublished letters of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

OCLC:

566004