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This study will follow the example set by Treasure Hill in order to present as broad and complete a picture of the history of the Reese River Mining District as possible , while also analyzing the relationship of Austin and the Reese River Mining District to western mining development as a whole . In this sense , 15 this work will be much more complete in its coverage than most of the works which it is meant to complement .
A thorough examination of the history of Austin and the Reese River Mining District will eliminate a large void in Nevada's frontier and mining history . Only a handful of authors have dealt with the history of Austin or Reese River . The most notable work , Oscar Lewis' The Town that Died Laughing ; The Story of Austin , Nevada , Rambunctious Early -Days Mining Camp , and of Its Renowned Newspaper , The Reese River Reveille , is a lighthearted look at Austin's early days , centering on the antics of the local residents and the frontier mining -camp journalism of the Reese River Reveille . Lewis' work consists mainly of bits and pieces of social history and humorous tales extracted from the original copies of the Reese River Reveille . While entertaining , these vignettes of Austin's past are barely woven together by a skeletal historical narrative at the beginning of the book . The book is well written and fun to read , but not very informative . |