At Pyramid Lake

“The book’s breadth and depth add a great deal to our understanding of our northern Nevada locale and its context in a wider historic and literary milieu.” —Ann Ronald, author of Friendly Fallout, 1953

"The writing is always sharp and very often humorous...Arguably the fun and strength of this unique encyclopedic work is that it can be read as a compendium of 'Did you know that fact?'" —Nevada Historical Society Quarterly

“At Pyramid Lake is very much a Nevadan book (Mergen lived at the lake growing up), and the emotional and intellectual thread running through the text puts it in the same family as other Nevada books like Wilber Shepperson’s East of Eden, West of Zion or perhaps even Frank Bergon’s Wild Game—books that have a deep affinity for the place but are tempered and deepened by a wry send of humor and a hardscrabble sentimentally. . . his book can certainly lay claim to providing the deepest and most thorough treatment ever of this liquid and mercurial jewel in the western desert.” —Western American Literature ~Western American Literature

“This book is a welcome addition to the field of western history. Mergen’s work reflects his knowledge, care, and passion for the history of Pyramid Lake.” —Western Historical Quarterly ~Western Historical Quarterly

“Mergen amply succeeds in capturing the rich, complex, and sometimes paradoxical history of this unusual lacustrine pocket of Nevada. If the reader wants to walk through the history of an unfamiliar place in the West, they should spend some time At Pyramid Lake.” —H-net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences ~H-net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences