Charcoal and Blood: Italian Immigrants in Eureka, Nevada, and the Fish Creek Massacre
(Part of the Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History Series)
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Charcoal and Blood is a detailed account of a heinous crime perpetrated on Italian immigrants engaged in the production of charcoal on Nevada's mining frontier at the close of the nineteenth century. On August 18, 1879, in a canyon near Fish Creek, outside Eureka, Nevada, five Italian charcoal burners were slain and six more were wounded, while fourteen were taken prisoner by a sheriff's posse. Through meticulous research on the event,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1943859000
ISBN13:9781943859009
Release Date:May 2016
Publisher:University of Nevada Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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