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The Sagebrush State, 7th Edition
Nevada's History, Government, and Politics
ISBN: 9781647791506
Pub Date: 30 May 2025
Format: Paperback
189 Pages
A dynamic study of Nevada’s government and politics from the state’s inception to the present day. Starting with Michael W. Bowers’s first edition published in 1996, this concise volume explains...
Canyon and Cosmos
Searching for Human Identity in the Grand Canyon
ISBN: 9781647791957
Pub Date: 6 May 2025
Format: Paperback
362 Pages
Throughout history, humans have sought creation stories to define our identity and affirm our connections with the universe, diverse life forms, and one another. Over the last two centuries, science...
More Than Sheepherders
The American Basques of Elko County, Nevada
ISBN: 9781647791919
Pub Date: 15 April 2025
Format: Paperback
230 Pages
In the remote community of Elko, Nevada, the Altube brothers and the Garats started fabled ranches in the early 1870s. These hardy citizens created the foundation of a community that still exists today,...
Three Years Our Mayor
George Moscone and the Making of Modern San Francisco
ISBN: 9781647791872
Pub Date: 8 April 2025
Format: Hardcover
448 Pages
Those who recognize Mayor George Moscone’s name may think of him as the career politician who was assassinated along with Harvey Milk, but there was much more to this influential and fascinating man’s...
Profiles in Judicial Excellence
Territorial and Supreme Court Justices of Nevada
ISBN: 9781647791858
Pub Date: 25 February 2025
Format: Hardcover
244 Pages
Profiles in Judicial Excellence introduces, for the first time, the individuals who served as justices of the Nevada territorial and supreme courts. State and legal historians will find it a valuable and accessible source of information.
Roots and Resilience
California Ranchers in Their Own Words
ISBN: 9781647791612
Pub Date: 12 November 2024
Format: Paperback
120 Pages
In Roots and Resilience, the authors invite readers to consider an intimate relationship with the California landscape and its history. Ranching in the region goes back centuries, and many of these...
Basques and Vicuñas at the Mouth of Hell
A Documentary History of Potosí in the Early 1620s
ISBN: 9781647791384
Pub Date: 7 November 2024
Format: Hardcover
472 Pages
In June 1622, the silver mining metropolis of Potosí, Bolivia, erupted in gangland violence, only halted three years later by a viceroy’s blanket amnesty. Basque immigrants were at the center of...
The University of Nevada, 1874-2024
150 Years of Inspiring Excellence
ISBN: 9781647791698
Pub Date: 1 October 2024
Format: Hardcover
240 Pages
With a foreword by University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval
In October 1874, a small preparatory school opened its doors in the remote northern Nevada town of Elko with an enrollment of seven students. With vision and determination, this tiny institution grew, and in 1886, Morrill Hall welcomed a class of thirty-five to the campus that was now nestled on a bluff above the Truckee Meadows located in Reno. At the time of the University of Nevada, Reno’s sesquicentennial, nearly 21,000 students, who have reached record levels of diversity and achievement, are now guided through the college experience by an equally diverse and talented faculty who mentor them toward their chosen professions. During the next 150 years, the University will continue to graduate exceptional students, as its community looks to the future while recollecting on the extraordinary dedication and achievements of the people who made the...
Underground Leviathan
Corporate Sovereignty and Mining in the Americas
ISBN: 9781647791360
Pub Date: 25 June 2024
Format: Hardcover
306 Pages
Underground Leviathan explores the emergence, dynamics, and lasting impacts of a mining firm, the United States Company. Through its exercise of sovereign power across the borders of North America in...
World War II and Nevada
The Silver State's Contribution to Victory
ISBN: 9781647791469
Pub Date: 28 May 2024
Format: Paperback
438 Pages
World War II and Nevada is an in-depth examination of the state’s role in the war. Nevada’s geographic location, land, sky, mineral resources, and the sacrifices of its people were crucial to victory—and...
The Sagebrush State, 7th Edition
Nevada's History, Government, and Politics
ISBN: 9781647791506
Pub Date: 30 May 2025
Format: Paperback
189 Pages
A dynamic study of Nevada’s government and politics from the state’s inception to the present day. Starting with Michael W. Bowers’s first edition published in 1996, this concise volume explains...
Canyon and Cosmos
Searching for Human Identity in the Grand Canyon
ISBN: 9781647791957
Pub Date: 6 May 2025
Format: Paperback
362 Pages
Throughout history, humans have sought creation stories to define our identity and affirm our connections with the universe, diverse life forms, and one another. Over the last two centuries, science...
More Than Sheepherders
The American Basques of Elko County, Nevada
ISBN: 9781647791919
Pub Date: 15 April 2025
Format: Paperback
230 Pages
In the remote community of Elko, Nevada, the Altube brothers and the Garats started fabled ranches in the early 1870s. These hardy citizens created the foundation of a community that still exists today,...
Three Years Our Mayor
George Moscone and the Making of Modern San Francisco
ISBN: 9781647791872
Pub Date: 8 April 2025
Format: Hardcover
448 Pages
Those who recognize Mayor George Moscone’s name may think of him as the career politician who was assassinated along with Harvey Milk, but there was much more to this influential and fascinating man’s...
Profiles in Judicial Excellence
Territorial and Supreme Court Justices of Nevada
ISBN: 9781647791858
Pub Date: 25 February 2025
Format: Hardcover
244 Pages
Profiles in Judicial Excellence introduces, for the first time, the individuals who served as justices of the Nevada territorial and supreme courts. State and legal historians will find it a valuable and accessible source of information.
Roots and Resilience
California Ranchers in Their Own Words
ISBN: 9781647791612
Pub Date: 12 November 2024
Format: Paperback
120 Pages
In Roots and Resilience, the authors invite readers to consider an intimate relationship with the California landscape and its history. Ranching in the region goes back centuries, and many of these...
Basques and Vicuñas at the Mouth of Hell
A Documentary History of Potosí in the Early 1620s
ISBN: 9781647791384
Pub Date: 7 November 2024
Format: Hardcover
472 Pages
In June 1622, the silver mining metropolis of Potosí, Bolivia, erupted in gangland violence, only halted three years later by a viceroy’s blanket amnesty. Basque immigrants were at the center of...
The University of Nevada, 1874-2024
150 Years of Inspiring Excellence
ISBN: 9781647791698
Pub Date: 1 October 2024
Format: Hardcover
240 Pages
With a foreword by University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval
In October 1874, a small preparatory school opened its doors in the remote northern Nevada town of Elko with an enrollment of seven students. With vision and determination, this tiny institution grew, and in 1886, Morrill Hall welcomed a class of thirty-five to the campus that was now nestled on a bluff above the Truckee Meadows located in Reno. At the time of the University of Nevada, Reno’s sesquicentennial, nearly 21,000 students, who have reached record levels of diversity and achievement, are now guided through the college experience by an equally diverse and talented faculty who mentor them toward their chosen professions. During the next 150 years, the University will continue to graduate exceptional students, as its community looks to the future while recollecting on the extraordinary dedication and achievements of the people who made the...
In October 1874, a small preparatory school opened its doors in the remote northern Nevada town of Elko with an enrollment of seven students. With vision and determination, this tiny institution grew, and in 1886, Morrill Hall welcomed a class of thirty-five to the campus that was now nestled on a bluff above the Truckee Meadows located in Reno. At the time of the University of Nevada, Reno’s sesquicentennial, nearly 21,000 students, who have reached record levels of diversity and achievement, are now guided through the college experience by an equally diverse and talented faculty who mentor them toward their chosen professions. During the next 150 years, the University will continue to graduate exceptional students, as its community looks to the future while recollecting on the extraordinary dedication and achievements of the people who made the...
Underground Leviathan
Corporate Sovereignty and Mining in the Americas
ISBN: 9781647791360
Pub Date: 25 June 2024
Format: Hardcover
306 Pages
Underground Leviathan explores the emergence, dynamics, and lasting impacts of a mining firm, the United States Company. Through its exercise of sovereign power across the borders of North America in...
World War II and Nevada
The Silver State's Contribution to Victory
ISBN: 9781647791469
Pub Date: 28 May 2024
Format: Paperback
438 Pages
World War II and Nevada is an in-depth examination of the state’s role in the war. Nevada’s geographic location, land, sky, mineral resources, and the sacrifices of its people were crucial to victory—and...