Nevada

“Michael Green has given us a new, refreshing overview of Nevada’s colorful history. This long awaited book will be welcomed as a comprehensive and candid update of the state’s history. It offers us a kaleidoscope of information, especially on recent developments in Las Vegas." —James W. Hulse, author of The Silver State: Nevada’s Heritage Reinterpreted

“This is an excellent book. It is authoritative, well researched, and well written.” —Eugene Moehring, author of Reno, Las Vegas, and the Strip: A Tale of Three Cities

“This is a major contribution to the historiography of Nevada and, I might add, to the history of the American West.” —Richard O. Davies, author of The Main Event: Boxing in Nevada from the Mining Camps to the Las Vegas Strip

"Green offers a wonderfully readable survey of the Silver State . . . this is a rich historical narrative that will introduce the uninitiated to the state's history and serve as a valuable guide for historians already working with Nevada's dynamic past." —Choice

Named Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2015.

“. . . this is a rich historical narrative that will introduce the uninitiated to the state’s history and serve as a valuable guide to historians already working with Nevada’s dynamic past.”—T.P. Bowman, West Texas A&M University

  ~T.P. Bowman, West Texas A&M University

Named Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2015.

“. . . this is a rich historical narrative that will introduce the uninitiated to the state’s history and serve as a valuable guide to historians already working with Nevada’s dynamic past.”—T.P. Bowman, West Texas A&M University
  ~T.P. Bowman, West Texas A&M University

“In Nevada: A History of the Silver State, Michael S. Green has attempted to . . . create a readable, scholarly-yet-accessible history of the complicated state. Green, a longtime historian of Nevada and the West, now teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is the ideal candidate to take on this task, and the result is an extraordinary achievement that will serve as the foundational text of Nevada history for the next generation. Written in his recognizable style—clear, concise prose, insightful analysis, and the occasional subtle witticism, Green’s distinctive voice is consistent through nearly 500 pages of text, and he succeeds in updating Nevada’s history by seamlessly integrating the history of Southern Nevada and by bringing Nevada’s history into the twenty-first century.”—Nevada in the West, Summer 2015 ~Nevada in the West

 “In Nevada: A History of the Silver State, Michael S. Green has attempted to . . . create a readable, scholarly-yet-accessible history of the complicated state. Green, a longtime historian of Nevada and the West, now teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is the ideal candidate to take on this task, and the result is an extraordinary achievement that will serve as the foundational text of Nevada history for the next generation. Written in his recognizable style—clear, concise prose, insightful analysis, and the occasional subtle witticism, Green’s distinctive voice is consistent through nearly 500 pages of text, and he succeeds in updating Nevada’s history by seamlessly integrating the history of Southern Nevada and by bringing Nevada’s history into the twenty-first century.” -- Nevada in the West, Summer 2015 ~Nevada in the West

“Michael Green’s book is an amazing and ambitious undertaking that will take you through every aspect of the Silver State’s history. It is a well-written and researched book that should be mandatory reading for all Nevada high school students.”—Nevada Magazine ~Nevada Magazine