Key Pittman


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Key Pittman




Nevada's Key Pittman


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A biography of Key Pittman, serving as Nevada's Senator for twenty years. The major portion of the book is devoted to Pittman's senatorial career with emphasis on his fight for a higher price for domestic silver and on the years 1933-1940, during which he was chairman of the Foreign Relations Commitee, a close friend of Franklin Roosevelt, and a member of the Democratic party's inner circle. It includes Pittman's exploits during the Klondike gold rush.




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Nevada Myths and Legends


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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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