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By Mark Twain, Michael J. Kiskis. 1990
A candid first-hand account of Mark Twain's life and times. This colorful biography tells his story in a series of…
anecdotes and descriptions as only Mark Twain could tell it. It analyzes his joys, sorrows and triumphs in an in-depth personal wayBy Albert Woods Moe, Al W. Moe. 2013
This book follows the mob from the east coast in the 1920s to Las Vegas in the 1930's. The FBI…
did virtually nothing to stop the frenzy, murder, deceit, scams, and skimming as the Mob took control of casino after casino, killing the competition. In the 1960's, the FBI finally started cracking down, but it took twenty more years before they could say the Mob was out of Vegas. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language, and some violenceBy Robert Leonard Reid. 2017
Using the natural world as a springboard for speculations and musings, Reid's essays illustrate his beliefs that the American West…
is worth celebrating and tending. Reid's topics range from the spiritual and the sacred, injustice, homelessness, treatment of native peoples to motivation of mountaineers taking place from Nevada to northern AlaskaBy Anthony A Amaral, Anthony Amaral. 1980
Will James was an expert at taking fact, fantasy, legend and lore, and combining them to create a cowboy story…
people could lose themselves in. Sadly though, James's success in creating a happy, literary fantasy for children and adults could not encompass himself. A victim of the very articles, books, and drawings that made him famous, James's vast popularity threatened to upset the greatest James story of all-- the story of his lifeStories of twelve pioneering women and a remarkable group of nuns who defied dangers and desolation in Nevada Territory during…
the unbridled 1800s. Facing unimaginable challenges, they climbed mountains seeking untold riches, walked the legislative hallways, wove intricate artistry and educated the next generation about equalityBy Paul Laxalt. 2000
This autobiography of Paul Laxalt tells the story of a first-generation Basque kid from a small town, in a sparsely-populated…
state, who was privileged to be a participant in many important state, national and international events including relationships with Howard Hughes and Ronald Reagan. The memoir is full of western and Nevada history from his childhood in the 1920s through his time as a US Senator in the 1980s-2000By Nancy Raven. 2017
This book of photos and stories of the current 100 Nevada post offices, other buildings of color and character, as…
well as postal staff, offers a unique venue for exploring NevadaBy John Taylor Waldorf, John T. Waldorf. 1991
This biography, edited by his daughter, is based on articles and stories by Waldorf written for the San Francisco Bulletin…
in the early 1900s. They reflect his experiences growing up in the mining camp of Virginia City, Nevada in the 1870's and 1880's. Waldorf ran with a wild group of kids, but at that time, most of the kids had to be a little wild just to survive. Mischievous and entertaining escapades ensuedMeet 14 daring, despicable, desperado Nevadans in these Silver State short stories. From tales of horse thieves and cattle rustlers…
to stagecoach and train robbers, these stories offer a new perspective on some of the most infamous good-for nothings of the Old West. Some violenceBy Kit Miller. 2000
By Peter B Mires. 2018
In this book, the author explores the capital city's heritages brick by brick including Carson City's legacy of having one…
of only nine mints ever to exist in the United StatesBy Janice Oberding. 2008
By Robert D McCracken, McCracken Howerton. 2016
Tybo, Nevada, a gem of a western frontier community. The story begins with Dr. Gally who settled in Hot Creek…
Valley in 1866 to mine for mineral deposits. Eventually, he and a colleague discovered an enormous vein of silver, lead and zinc in what became the town of Tybo. This story covers the development of Tybo sharing aspects of social life, stores, bars, brothels, accidents, and conflicts during the hey days of the 1870's and again with corporate activities into the 1920's and 30's. Includes a discussion of the 1968 atomic test in Hot Creek ValleyBy Terri Farley. 2015
The book is a synopsis of the issues surrounding wild horses' habitats, their protection and threatened existence. Terri Farley researched…
Wild Horse Annie's push for legislative protections to current stand-offs with the Bureau of Land Management. For grades 5-8By Wendell Trogdon, Gary Varvel. 2001
From the hills of Missouri to the mountains of Colorado to the mesas in Utah and the deserts of Nevada,…
this book reveals the immensity of America's heartland, its people and its small towns while traveling U.S. 50By Steve Fischer. 2007
Short vignettes, about mob figures in the 50's through early 70's in the gambling Mecca of Las Vegas, offer info…
on the schemes and would-be-scammers, various Las Vegas characters, places, and events. Includes mentions of Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Monroe, Howard Hughes and multiple gang mobsters. Some strong language. Some violenceBiography of Englishman Fred Harvey (1835-1901), who overcame personal loss and chronic illness to grow his successful restaurant and hotel…
business along the expanding Santa Fe railroad. Discusses the later contributions of his family, including their Native American art exhibits and the construction of the El Tovar hotel at the Grand Canyon. Recipes included in appendix. BestsellerBy Grady Gammage. 2016
Phoenix native Grady Gammage, Jr. - lawyer, real estate developer, sustainability expert and scholar - examines what a suburban city…
needs to be sustainable and resilient in these changing times by focusing on the story of PhoenixBy Jan Cleere. 2015
Born into high-society New York, Serpa fell in love with the West after a summer as a ranch hand and…
moved to Arizona in the early 1950s. She began her career taking snapshots of junior rodeo riders, and over the next 40 years grew to be a legendary rodeo photographerBy J. R. Sanders. 2013