10 BÜCHER, DIE MIT «COMSTOCKER» IM ZUSAMMENHANG STEHEN
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1
Mark Twain's Frontier: A Textbook of Primary Source ...
After much more talk about the disgraceful affair of the morning a man from
Pioche — a lively camp in the eastern part of Nevada (they kill a man there every
week or two) — bantered a Comstocker whom he knew to be a fine shot with a
pistol ...
James Camp, X. J. Kennedy, Mark Twain, 1963
2
History of the Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the ...
363 It was then the Piocher's time to shoot, and an egg was produced to be
placed upon the head of the Comstocker, but when he removed his hat, there
was a general laugh, as the top of his head was as smooth as a billiard-ball. For
full five ...
3
The Sagebrush Anthology: Literature from the Silver Age of ...
"In one respect," said the Old Comstocker, as he scanned the blackboard in the
Nat C. Goodwin office yesterday,1 "the investors in the mining stocks of Nevada
today have a little more the best of it than those who tried their luck at the game
40 ...
Lawrence I. Berkove, 2006
4
The American scene: 1860 to the present; contemporary views ...
Our Comstocker liked the looks of things. The landlord seemed a very agreeable
and friendly sort of man, and he thought he would stop and board with him a
while. When dinner was ready the landlord took a double-barrelled shot-gun from
...
William Joseph Chute, 1966
5
Tahoe Tales of Bygone Days and Memorable Pioneers
That's about a glass a day of liquor, though some suggest the Comstocker's put
down as much as a quart a day per person! News editor Wells Drury recounted in
1876, that he believed some people felt it essential to visit the saloon each and ...
6
The Roar and the Silence: A History of Virginia City and the ...
Eventually, Emrich claimed to be a Comstocker and maintained a Virginia City
address. Two of his marriages even began with a local ceremony.1 Emrich
proved to be ahead of the curve. In 1940,. The Sequel to the Big Bonanza:
Tourism and ...
Ronald Michael James, 1998
7
Catch the Stage to Phoenix
The superintendent, Mike O'Donnell, an old Comstocker, is here showing his
early training in developing mines. They are now engaged in sinking a shaft on
this mine, and have got down about thirty feet. A solid, well defined ledge of thirty
...
Leland J. Hanchett, Jr., 1998
8
The Irish Play on the New York Stage, 1874-1966
Comstocker. Comstock is a thoroughly representative man."25 Whether
considered a very real menace or a very low comedy, Anthony Comstock was not
representative. To St. John Ervine, also an Irish playwright produced in New York
, ...
9
The Infamous King of the Comstock: William Sharon and the ...
... to be oft repeated: A Comstocker walked into a San Francisco saloon and
tossed a twenty-dollar gold piece onto the bar, inviting the boys to share a drink. "
A tiny, old Irishman . . . picked up the gold piece, bit it hard between tobacco-
stained ...
10
Mark Twain: Unsanctified Newspaper Reporter
As early as April 1863, an anecdote about one irate Comstocker found its way
into print. When the angry citizen stormed into the Enterpriseoffices and
threatened to boot the local reporter all over the territory, Sam Clemens, in his
best Washoe ...
