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by Richard Moreno (Author)
From the mystery of a U.S. Senator's death (was he kept on ice until after the election?) to a haunting of the Governor's mansion, this selection of fourteen stories from Nevada's past explores some of the Silver State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.
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Reading Line: Nineteen Mind-Boggling Tales from the Silver State How did a photo in Texas lead lawmen to pursue members of the Wild Bunch as suspects in a Winnemucca bank robbery? An eyewitness positively identified one man, Harvey Logan, aka Kid Curry, as a culprit. But despite much uncertainty--and even evidence to the contrary--Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid continue to be associated with the September 1900 heist. One Friday night in 1934, bank cashier Roy Frisch was seen two blocks from home, and then disappeared, never to be seen again. Infamous gangster Baby Face Nelson confessed to murdering Frisch for testifying in court about a gambling scheme. But why couldn't Nelson lead authorities to the body? And why was Frisch's police escort off duty that particular night? Was the booming town of Metropolis a house of cards or a victim of unpredictable circumstances? In 1911, the nascent desert town boasted a new train depot, a brick fifty-room hotel with electric lights, a two-story stucco schoolhouse, telephone service, and concrete sidewalks. By 1918 the former oasis had lost its water source, rabbits and other pests devoured crops, and typhoid and flu epidemics took their toll on the community. From an ancient tribe of red-haired cannibals to hidden caches of stolen gold, Nevada Myths and Legends of makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Silver State's most fascinating and compelling stories. Richard Moreno has written ten Nevada-related books, including Nevada Curiosities (Globe Pequot) and A Short History of Reno, Second Edition. He served as publisher of Nevada Magazine for fourteen years and received the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen Award in 2007. He resides in Ellensburg, Washington, with his wife, Pam.
Author Biography
Richard Moreno served as publisher of Nevada Magazine and has authored nine Nevada-related books, including Nevada Curiosities (Globe Pequot Press). In 2007 he was honored with the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen Award.
