Man from Mono

La Braque, Lily Mathieu

ISBN 10: 0961373016 / ISBN 13: 9780961373016

Published by Nevada Academic Press, Reno, NV, 1984

About this Item

Trade paperback. xi, 196 pages. Illustrated. Signed by the author. A solid copy with only light wear.

Seller Inventory # 012713

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man from Mono
• Publisher: Nevada Academic Press, Reno, NV
• Publication Date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0961373016
• ISBN 13: 9780961373016
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

A true story written by recognized author of Mono Basin, Lily Mathieu La Braque.

With sadness in his heart, & vengeance on his mind, young Jerome La Braque left the French Pyrennes to hunt the man who had killed his father. Always a gambler, J.B. anted into the pot of fate that would bind him & his descendants to Mono Basin. J.B.'s son, George shares his memoirs describing the plight of early pioneer of the Basin, how they survived & prospered. He was born near the shores of Mono Lake in 1899 & shares the experiences of three quarters of a century, (1885-1993) giving an indepth view of life at Mono Lake & the mining towns of the area. Plus a complete history of how Lee Vining became a town through the efforts of a Swiss immigrant, Christian Mattly.