Comstock Women: The Making of a Mining Community

James, Ronald M.; Raymond, C. Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0874172977 / ISBN 13: 9780874172973

Published by University of Nevada Press, 1997

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Synopsis:

When it comes to Nevada history, men get most of the ink. Comstock Women is a collection of 14 historical studies that helps to rectify that reality. The authors of these essays, who include some of Nevada’s most prominent historians, demographers, and archaeologists, explore such topics as women and politics, jobs, and ethnic groups. Their work goes far in refuting the exaggerated popular images of women in early mining towns as dance hall girls or prostitutes. Relying primarily on newspapers, court decisions, census records, as well as sparse personal diaries and records left by the woman, the essayists have resurrected the lives of the women who lived on the Comstock during the boom years.

About the Author: Ronald M. James is the author or co-author of ten books, and he received the Wilbur S. Shepperson Humanities Book Award in 1998. His articles on history, folklore, and archaeology have appeared in six countries, and he has lectured on western history throughout the nation. James also lectures occasionally at the University of Nevada, Reno in history and folklore. He is the chairman of the National Historic Landmarks Committee for the National Park Service, and he served as Nevada’s State Historic Preservation Officer for three decades.

Elizabeth Raymond is professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno. She received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Raymond teaches undergraduate and graduate course work in U.S. history, including Social History, Intellectual History, Women and Families in the U.S., Colonial History, and a senior capstone course on Creating North American Landscapes. Graduate seminars include Nature and Culture in America, Gender in U.S. History, and U.S. Social History.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Comstock Women: The Making of a Mining ...
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
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