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William Wright (1829–1898), better known by the pen name Dan DeQuille or Dan De Quille, was an American author, journalist, and humorist. He was best known for his written accounts of the people, events, and silver mining operations on the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, including his non-fiction book History of the Big Bonanza (American Publishing Company, 1876).

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  • William Wright (1829–1898), better known by the pen name Dan DeQuille or Dan De Quille, was an American author, journalist, and humorist. He was best known for his written accounts of the people, events, and silver mining operations on the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, including his non-fiction book History of the Big Bonanza (American Publishing Company, 1876). DeQuille was on the staff of the (Virginia City) Territorial Enterprise for over thirty years, and his writings were also printed in other publications throughout the country and abroad. Highly regarded for his knowledge of silver mining techniques and his ability to explain them in simple terms, he was also appreciated for his humor, similar in style to that of his associate and friend Mark Twain, and of a type very popular in the United States at that time, now referred to as the Sagebrush School literary genre. (en)
  • William Wright (9 de mayo de 1829 – 16 de marzo de 1898),​ más conocido por el seudónimo de Dan DeQuille o Dan De Quille, fue un escritor, periodista y humorista estadounidense, conocido por sus relatos sobre las personas, los acontecimientos y las operaciones ligadas a la extracción de plata en la Veta Comstock en Virginia City (Nevada), incluidos su libro "History of the Big Bonanza" (American Publishing Company, 1876). DeQuille perteneció a la plantilla del Territorial Enterprise (periódico de Virginia City) durante más de treinta años, y sus escritos también se imprimieron en otras publicaciones en todo el país y en el extranjero. Muy apreciado por su conocimiento de las técnicas de la minería y por su capacidad para explicarlas en términos simples, también fue reconocido por su humor, similar en estilo al de su asociado y amigo Mark Twain, y como autor de una clase de escritos muy populares en los Estados Unidos de la época. Formó parte de la escuela literaria denominada .​ (es)
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  • William Wright (1829–1898), better known by the pen name Dan DeQuille or Dan De Quille, was an American author, journalist, and humorist. He was best known for his written accounts of the people, events, and silver mining operations on the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, including his non-fiction book History of the Big Bonanza (American Publishing Company, 1876). (en)
  • William Wright (9 de mayo de 1829 – 16 de marzo de 1898),​ más conocido por el seudónimo de Dan DeQuille o Dan De Quille, fue un escritor, periodista y humorista estadounidense, conocido por sus relatos sobre las personas, los acontecimientos y las operaciones ligadas a la extracción de plata en la Veta Comstock en Virginia City (Nevada), incluidos su libro "History of the Big Bonanza" (American Publishing Company, 1876). (es)
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