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by George D. Lyman

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George D. Lyman

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Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Gold Medal – Scholarship – 1934)

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Canonical title: The Saga of the Comstock Lode

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Genres: Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 979.3 — History & geography History of North America Great Basin and Pacific Slope region of United States Nevada
LCC: F849 .V8 .L92 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Nevada

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Languages: English
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Published: 1934
Genres: Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 979.3
LCC: F849 .V8 .L92

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