xi, 196pp, bw ills, map. Or card covers. Very light edge wear and gift notation on 1/2 title page. Signed by author on title page. A memoir of the La Braque family of Mono Basin (Nevada) as told by George La Braque Sr to the author. Covering manily the period 1885-1935. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Man from Mono.

Publisher

Nevada Academic Press, Reno

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0961373016

ISBN 13

9780961373016

Binding

Trade Paperback

Edition

Fifth Printing.

Condition

Very Good

Signed

Signed by Author

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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.

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