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High Noon – History of the Twenty-Mule Teams program (Virtual Zoom)
High Noon
August 20, 2026
Noon
Register for this Lecture: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/16804752
20 Mule Team in Death ValleyTitle: History of the Twenty-Mule Teams of Death Valley
Speaker: Ted Faye, Historian, Author, and Film Producer
Talk Summary: Long before modern branding dominated American culture, one image reigned supreme: a massive train of wagons pulled by twenty mules, stretching across […]
High Noon – Death Valley’s Improbable Gold Rush (Virtual)
July 17, 2025
Noon
Register for this lecture: https://events.washoecountylibrary.us/event/14260575
Title: Death Valley’s Improbable Gold Rush
Speaker: Ted Faye, Author and Film Producer
Talk Summary: At the turn of the last century the most famous desert region in America was located on the Nevada-California border bearing the ominous name, “Death Valley.” While rumors of its riches began with the first […]