Between 1860 and 1900, many towns in Nevada sprang up to serve the needs of the mining camps in the area. These towns provided the genesis and a breeding ground for a unique character known as the mining camp gunman. The fourteen chapters of this work delve into the violent and gritty lives of various Nevada characters, including gunfighting miner Dick Prentice, lawman and politico Leslie Blackburn, peace officer William McKee, ruthless killer Hank Parrish, outlaw escape artist John Burke and other characters have been researched and chronicled in this book.