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The Genesis of Reno. The History of the Riverside Hotel and the Virginia Street Bridge.
Jack Harpster
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Hardback. The remarkable story of two of Reno s most iconic landmarks " Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AMG; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Over 157 years ago—before there was a Reno, Nevada; before there was a state of Nevada; and even before there was a Nevada Territory—there was a bridge over the Truckee River at a narrow, deeply rutted cattle and wagon trail that would one day become Virginia Street. There was also a small rustic inn and tavern occupying a plot of ground at the southern end of the log-and-timber bridge, catering to thirsty cowboys, drovers, and miners. The inn and the bridge were the first two structures in what would one day be a bustling metropolitan area, and to this day ... Read more
Over 157 years ago—before there was a Reno, Nevada; before there was a state of Nevada; and even before there was a Nevada Territory—there was a bridge over the Truckee River at a narrow, deeply rutted cattle and wagon trail that would one day become Virginia Street. There was also a small rustic inn and tavern occupying a plot of ground at the southern end of the log-and-timber bridge, catering to thirsty cowboys, drovers, and miners. The inn and the bridge were the first two structures in what would one day be a bustling metropolitan area, and to this day ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9781943859238
SKU
V9781943859238
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99-15
About Jack Harpster
Jack Harpster graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS in journalism. He spent forty-three years working in the newspaper industry in both Southern California and Southern Nevada, USA. Before retiring in 2002 Jack was the Executive Director of Advertising for the Las Vegas Review Journal and the Las Vegas Sun, and Director of New Media for the Stephens ... Read more
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