Main Title |
Nevada : a Bicentennial history / |
Author |
Laxalt, Robert,
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Publisher |
Norton, |
Year Published |
1977 |
OCLC Number |
02837719 |
ISBN |
0393056287; 9780393056280 |
Subjects |
Nevada--History
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Additional Subjects |
Nevada--History
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAM |
F841.L39 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
01/01/1988 |
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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. |
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. |
Place Published |
New York : |
PUB Date Free Form |
c1977. |
Series Title Traced |
States and the Nation series |
Document Type |
BC |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/U |
LCCN |
77003885 |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |