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 ...
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...