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Virginia City - A Concise History on Audio
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Virginia City - A Concise History on Audio

Written By : Brian Bahouth
Narrated By : Brian Bahouth
Published By : Faultline Audio Press
Runtime : 1 hour 12 minutes
Categories : American
Pre 1900
20th Century
Social & Economic
Price : $6.00
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Contents:
1. Introduction (4: 05)
2. Territorial Enterprise (3: 17)
3. International Hotel (3: 41)
4. Saloons (3: 08)
5. Red Light District (2: 53)
6. Boston Saloon (3: 37)
7. Virginia and Truckee Railroad (2: 55) S. Chinatown (2: 13)
9. Opium on the Comstock (2: 43)
10. Saint Mary's and the Catholics (3: 32) ll. JohnMackay (3: 51)
12. Great Fire of 1875 (3: 05)
13. Working in the Mines (3: 24)
14. Gould and Curry Hoisting Works (3: 27)
15. Sutro Tunnel (3: 32)
16. Fourth Ward School (1: 57)
17. Barbary Coast (1: 42)
18. O'Brien and Costello's Saloon and Shooting Gallery (2: 42)
19. Hibernia Brewery (3: 15)
20. Great Siphon (2: 28)
21. Women on the Comstock (3: 10)
22. John Piper (3: 34)
23. Native Americans (2: 41)

Total Time: 71: 04

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