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The Cavalcade of America presented by DuPont. Ghost town. City of illusion. Wind echoing in the yawning pit heads of abandoned mines. Wind shrieking among shadows that once were miners' shacks. Millionaires' mansions. Saloons. An opera house. A fine gingerbread hotel. This is Virginia City. Ghost of the gutted Comstock load. The biggest bonanza in history. Tonight on the Cavalcade of America, DuPont presents the story of the legendary Comstock and of Eilei Bowers, the woman…

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Synopsis

City of Illusion takes the listener to the haunting remnants of Virginia City, a ghost town that once flourished during the gold rush. The story begins with three elderly women visiting the crumbling Bowers mansion, where they reminisce about the past and the significance of Eilei Bowers, a pivotal figure in the town's history. As they explore the mansion, the atmosphere is thick with nostalgia and the suggestion of lingering spirits, hinting at the deep connection between the past and the present.

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Cavalcade of America, Episode 244

City of Illusion

Monday, September 15, 1941 · 29:42

Cavalcade of America, Episode 244

City of Illusion

Monday, September 15, 1941 · 29:42

Summary

In City of Illusion, the story unfolds in the ghost town of Virginia City, where the legacy of the Comstock Lode is intertwined with the life of Eilei Bowers, a woman of ambition and dreams. As the past echoes through the abandoned streets, the stakes rise around hidden riches and personal aspirations.

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