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Book Synopsis Nevada the Battle Born State by : State Being
Download or read book Nevada the Battle Born State written by State Being and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th of the 50 United States. Great gift for yourself, for friends, family members, or coworkers who love their state of Nevada. Features: 120 Page Journal Notebook Lined Cream Colored Pages Matte Finished Cover 5" x 8" | 12.7cm x 20.32cm So whether you or your friends live in Nevada, or are far from home, this notebook is a great way to show your Battle Born State pride!
Download or read book Nevada written by Blake Hoena and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nevada is a state of contrasts, with its sparsely populated landscapes and lively cities. Thousands of fortune-seekers first came to Nevada after the discovery of the Comstock Lode, a large silver deposit. Come learn the history of this mountain state and its wild landscapes. This book also covers festivals, local foods, wildlife, and more.
Book Synopsis History of Nevada by : Russell R. Elliott
Download or read book History of Nevada written by Russell R. Elliott and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maintaining the same high standards of the first edition, published in 1973, this new, revised edition is still the most comprehensive one-volume history of a state that was once thought of as "a bridge to somewhere else." In revising, Elliott summarizes the state's economic, political, and social history since 1973 and strengthens a major point he made then: that Nevada's acceptance of liberal marriage and divorce laws and of legalized gambling brought economic stability to a state singularly devoid of stable economic resources. -- from Book Jacket
Download or read book The "battle Born" State written by and published by . This book was released on 194? with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle Born written by Dina Titus and published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battleborn written by Claire Vaye Watkins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary debut collection from the Guggenheim Award-winning author of the forthcoming Gold Fame Citrus Winner of the 2012 Story Prize Recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters 2013 Rosenthal Family Foundation Award Named one of the National Book Foundation's "5 Under 35" fiction writers of 2012 Winner of New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award NPR Best Short Story Collections of 2012 A Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and Time Out New York Best Book of the year, and more . . . Like the work of Cormac McCarthy, Denis Johnson, Richard Ford, and Annie Proulx, Battleborn represents a near-perfect confluence of sensibility and setting, and the introduction of an exceptionally powerful and original literary voice. In each of these ten unforgettable stories, Claire Vaye Watkins writes her way fearlessly into the mythology of the American West, utterly reimagining it. Her characters orbit around the region's vast spaces, winning redemption despite - and often because of - the hardship and violence they endure. The arrival of a foreigner transforms the exchange of eroticism and emotion at a prostitution ranch. A prospecting hermit discovers the limits of his rugged individualism when he tries to rescue an abused teenager. Decades after she led her best friend into a degrading encounter in a Vegas hotel room, a woman feels the aftershock. Most bravely of all, Watkins takes on - and reinvents - her own troubled legacy in a story that emerges from the mayhem and destruction of Helter Skelter. Arcing from the sweeping and sublime to the minute and personal, from Gold Rush to ghost town to desert to brothel, the collection echoes not only in its title but also in its fierce, undefeated spirit the motto of her home state.
Book Synopsis A History of the State of Nevada by : Thomas Wren
Download or read book A History of the State of Nevada written by Thomas Wren and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle Born Nevada written by Don Lynch and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful montage by a Nevada artist leads off each of the eight chapters in this 260-page hard cover book. Pictures of characters, places, events, & maps, over 275 illustrations in all, guide the reader through Nevada from prehistoric Indians through statehood during the Civil War & on to modern Nevada with its diverse ethnic & cultural population. The chapters: 1) The Indians, 2) Trailblazers & Emigrants, 3) Railroads, Cities, & Travel, 4) Mining, 5) Agriculture, 6) Government, 7) Business, & 8) The People of Nevada portray Nevada through the use of the land. The book tells of the importance of mining to the state of the nation, the coming of the railroad, & the beginning of Nevada cities. Also told is the development of gambling in Nevada as a natural heritage of the mining boom towns, & how gaming & tourism developed the communities of Nevada. The reader will see how the geographical influence of the Great Basin & the social & economic influence of gaming as an industry make Nevada different from any other state.
Book Synopsis Nevada: A Bicentennial History (States and the Nation) by : Robert Laxalt
Download or read book Nevada: A Bicentennial History (States and the Nation) written by Robert Laxalt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1977-08-17 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sagebrush and neon, shepherds and gangsters, a crossroads and a refuge, Nevada is a state that "didn't deserve to be." Through a turbulent history, Nevada has searched for an identity to call its own. How well it has succeeded is the subject of Robert Laxalt's evocative portrait of the state and its people.
Book Synopsis Nevada battle-born by : Martha A. Coleman
Download or read book Nevada battle-born written by Martha A. Coleman and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Nevada by : Russell Elliott
Download or read book History of Nevada written by Russell Elliott and published by . This book was released on 1984-06-01 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nevada written by Robert Laxalt and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative portrait of the Silver State
Book Synopsis Nevada Facts and Symbols by : Karen Bush Gibson
Download or read book Nevada Facts and Symbols written by Karen Bush Gibson and published by Capstone Press. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information about the state of Nevada, its nickname, motto, and emblems.
Book Synopsis Battleborn Legends: Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame by : Td Barnes
Download or read book Battleborn Legends: Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame written by Td Barnes and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nevada, the Battle Born state was the nation's west coast line of defense during World War II. Ever since, Nevada has hosted the Army Air Corps, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, US Army, and the Navy for the development of the nation's most highly classified activities and achievements that played a large part in winning the Cold War and all other wars in between. The state of Nevada has been a Mecca for independent people who wanted to do new and different things. Among the state's unique accomplishments were the pioneering of space travel during which Nevada produced more astronauts than any other state. Nevada hosted the development of nuclear power for space exploration and as a deterrent to aggression by our enemies. The state's development and testing of the accouterments of space, war, and defense have contributed to our nation's successes. With the initial U-2 plane flight tests at Groom Lake, almost every flight established a new world altitude record for manned flight. The flights of the CIA's A-12 spy plane at Groom Lake set world altitude and speed records that still stand today. Nevada has continued to exhibit its unique heritage through many aerospace pioneers and programs that have been either based here or in the interest of national security-based elsewhere but commuted to conduct their activities within the state of Nevada. Though these individuals and programs made major contributions to the state of Nevada, the United States, and the free world, little is known of some because many of these aerospace pioneers and icons made sacrifices and contributions in ultra secrecy at locations that even today are not well-known. Contributing to their obscurity, they often used pseudo names in the interest of national security, thus ensuring that they remained nonexistent until declassification of the associated programs. In many instances, national security concerns required these aerospace pioneers to reside in another state and commute to work at secret venues in Nevada. This occurred with the CIA when it chose Nevada for the Agency's Area 51 to develop the U-2 spy plane. Formed 1 December 2008, the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame (NVAHOF) is a non-profit, educational institution dedicated to preserving the legacy of these men and women who pioneered and advanced our nation's aerospace within and above the State of Nevada. NVAHOF serves as an educational tool to assist both researchers and the general public in better understanding the very significant aerospace history of Nevada as well as a means of recognizing those hidden beneath the shroud of secrecy who contributed so much to their country.
Book Synopsis Legacies of the Silver State by : Steven Ranson
Download or read book Legacies of the Silver State written by Steven Ranson and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From lowering the ramps of landing ships at Normandy on June 6, 1944, to crawling on the snow on their bellies and enduring extremely harsh weather at the Battle of the Bulge, our veterans showed great intrepidness and bravery when facing the enemy. We may never see a generation of men and women like the ones who served during World War II to ensure the world was a safer place -- free from the tyranny of leaders and nations. Slowly, the number of World War II veterans diminishes with each passing day, month and year. Newspapermen Steve Ranson, Kenneth Beaton and David C. Henley have interviewed scores of World War II veterans and learned more about them and how they helped the war effort. Additional reporters have also written about our World War II heroes -- including Kaleb Roedel's in-depth stories on two Native American veterans. Interviews included POWs, survivors of the Nazi concentration camps and veterans who remember in detail where they were and what they did. On several occasions, veterans flew Honor Flight Nevada trips to Washington, D.C., and most recently to Pearl Harbor in early 2020, and their stories have been documented. It was at that point we felt it was necessary to preserve our past newspaper articles and present them to our current and future generations so they will know of the heroism of the men and women we interviewed. Too many times as authors, we discovered veterans from the World War II era have been very reluctant to tell their stories, but we have also discovered many of them are now more willing to talk about their service to their country. So, too, are the Holocaust survivors because they never want the world to forget the atrocities committed by their Nazi captors. Ken has contributed his military articles for many years to the Nevada Appeal, and David's expertise in writing about the USS Nevada and its role during the bombing of Pearl Harbor and at D-Day show the determination of Americans ready to defeat a formidable enemy. We salute our fighting men and women who, at one time in their lives, have called this great state of Nevada their home and to those sailors who served on the USS Nevada and other ships with Nevada-related names. They are all Legacies of the Silver State.
Download or read book Nevada written by Geoff Schumacher and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Nevada: 150 Years in the Silver State' is a compelling historical, cultural and visual portrait of Nevada. Tapping the state's finest writers and photographers, this ambitious book features each of Nevada's 17 counties, as well as its diverse cultural treasures. Natural landmarks such as Lake Tahoe and Red Rock Canyon are highlighted, as well as the neon metropolises of Las Vegas and Reno. Lavishly illustrated essays cover the most important facets of Nevada, from mining and gaming to manufacturing and entertainment. While history is an important component of the book's content, it is just one element of its rich texture. It looks at Nevada's past, present and future and the state's place in the West, in America and in the world. An oversized horizontal-format, high-production-value "coffee table" hardcover book, printed on premium-coated paper, full color throughout.
Book Synopsis Nevada State Prison by : Jennifer E. Riddle
Download or read book Nevada State Prison written by Jennifer E. Riddle and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bloody palm print, footprints of monster men, the nation's first legal lethal gas chamber--all of this and more are at the heart of the Nevada State Prison story. Founded in 1862, before Nevada was "battle born," the prison is the oldest continuously operated penal facility in the state. Over its 150-year history, the prison has been home to some of Nevada's most notorious criminals as well as some of the state's stranger events. Fossilized footprints of a "giant race of man" were found buried deep within the prison quarry. The prints gave rise to the infamous Homo Nevadensis, a supposed lost branch of the human evolutionary tree. On the more macabre side, the prison hosted the nation's first state-sanctioned execution by lethal gas. While dutifully and vigilantly serving its penal function, the Nevada State Prison has periodically garnered international attention and amassed a history worthy of study.
