This title presents environmental issues and policies in Nevada during the last 150 years. It shows how Nevada's relatively brief history has been largely a story of the exploitation of its natural resources.
This title presents environmental issues and policies in Nevada during the last 150 years. It shows how Nevada's relatively brief history has been lar...
This is a biography of the most successful miner in the West. From the early 1870s until his death in 1902, John Mackay was among the richest men in the world, and he was without doubt the wealthiest man to emerge from Nevada's Comstock Lode.
This is a biography of the most successful miner in the West. From the early 1870s until his death in 1902, John Mackay was among the richest men in t...
Presents the biography of William Sharon, one of Nevada's most reviled historical figures. This book discusses the broader historical context of Sharon's career - the complex business relationships between San Francisco and the booming gold and silver mining camps of the Far West.
Presents the biography of William Sharon, one of Nevada's most reviled historical figures. This book discusses the broader historical context of Sharo...
In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was created to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the best of them for use as cultural centers. Working closely with local groups and drawing on both public and private resources, this program has rehabilitated dozens of historic structures treasured by their communities for the ways they represent the development of the state and its culture. "Nevada's Historic Buildings" highlights 90 of these buildings, describing them in the context of the state's history and the character of the people who...
In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was created to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the ...
In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was created to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the best of them for use as cultural centers. Working closely with local groups and drawing on both public and private resources, this program has rehabilitated dozens of historic structures treasured by their communities for the ways they represent the development of the state and its culture. "Nevada's Historic Buildings" highlights 90 of these buildings, describing them in the context of the state's history and the character of the people who...
In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was created to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the ...
The remarkable economic growth of Las Vegas between 1980 and 2007 created a population boom and a major increase in the ethnic and religious diversity of the city. Today, over 21 per cent of the city's population is foreign born, and over 30 percent speak a language other than English at home. The local court system offers interpreters in 82 languages, and in 2005/2006, for example, more than 11,000 people, originating from 138 countries, were naturalized there as American citizens. "More Peoples of Las Vegas" extends the survey of this city's cosmopolitan population begun in "The Peoples of...
The remarkable economic growth of Las Vegas between 1980 and 2007 created a population boom and a major increase in the ethnic and religious diversity...
Almost from its beginning, Nevada sanctioned behaviours considered immoral elsewhere and embraced a culture of individualism and disdain for the constraints of more conventional society. Hal Rothman focuses on the factors that shaped the state's original maverick, colonial status and those that later allowed it to emerge as the new standard of American consumerism and postmodern liberalism.
Almost from its beginning, Nevada sanctioned behaviours considered immoral elsewhere and embraced a culture of individualism and disdain for the const...
Jews have always been one of Nevada s most active and influential ethnic minorities. They were among the state s earliest Euro-American settlers, and from the beginning they have been involved in every area of the state s life as businessmen, agrarians, scholars, educators, artists, politicians, and civic, professional, and religious leaders. Jews in Nevada is an engaging, multilayered chronicle of their lives and contributions to the state. Here are absorbing accounts of individuals and families who helped to settle and develop the state, as well as thoughtful analyses of larger issues,...
Jews have always been one of Nevada s most active and influential ethnic minorities. They were among the state s earliest Euro-American settlers, a...
