Growing Up in a Company Town Author:Russell R. Elliott Russell Elliott brings two outstanding qualifications to this memoir of life in a Nevada mining town in the earlier part of the twentieth century: He is the Silver State's senior historian, and he was born and raised in the company town of McGill in White Pine County. Not only does he draw on fond memories to create daily life in a unique setti... more »ng of days gone by, but he also contributes the historical judgments born from a life time of research and writing about the mining history of Nevada. Professor Elliott has had a lasting effect on everyone who has written about the state's history, and here he combines the scholar's analytical skills with a strong dose of his own unique personality to create a charming and fascinating portrait of his hometown.« less