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RECORD NUMBER: 341 OF 679| Main Title | Nevada : a Bicentennial history / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Laxalt, Robert, | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Norton, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1977 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 02837719 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0393056287; 9780393056280 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Nevada--History | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Nevada--History | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xi, 146 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-137) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | The words of native Navadans and a picture essay on Nevada as it is today accent a narrative review of the state's historical development and the diverse facets of its makeup. 1. Lesson of the Land -- 2. The Explorers -- 3. The Old Heart of Nevada -- 4. Cattlemen and the Pioneer Mould -- 5. The Sheepmen -- 6. On the Mustang Trail -- 7. The Fortune Seekers -- 8. A State Is Born -- 9. Exploits Great and Small -- 10. Titans of Nevada Politics -- 11. The Melting Pot -- 12. Nevada: The Sin State -- 13. The Day of the Hoodlum -- 14. Las Vegas Story -- 15. Nevada Now -- 16. Postscript -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Sources for Quotations -- Index. |