Tonopah: The Greatest, the Richest, & the Best Mining Camp in the World

by Robert D. McCracken

An illustrated history of Tonopah, Nevada. Tonopah and the mining communities that it spawned in southern Nevada represent the last flowering of the Old West in America. In the Old West, the discovery of precious metals and ranching combined with individualism and the lure of wealth and adventure to create communities immortalized in song and lore because they symbolize the core American values of personal freedom and opportunities for self-betterment. Perhaps more than almost any place in the country, much of the Old West still survives in the Tonopah region.

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First published June 1, 2000