University of Nevada Press

BROWSE - SUBJECTS - History

81 - 88 of 104 books

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A History of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode

Nevada’s Comstock Mining District has been the focus of legend since it first burst into international prominence in the late 1850s, and its principal settlement, Virginia City, endures in the popular mind as the West’... more

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Rodeo Cowboys in the North American Imagination

by Michael Allen

Rodeo is an enduring relic of America’s popular culture, drawing capacity audiences to all its venues, from small western cowtowns to Madison Square Garden.... more

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Romancing Nevada's Past

Ghost Towns and Historic Sites of Eureka, Lander, and White Pine Counties

by Shawn Hall

Drawing on county records, newspaper microfilm, personal interviews, and on-site investigation, Hall provides the reader with a history of 175 significant sites, rendering a treasury of interesting facts on every page.... more

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The Sagebrush State, Third Edition

Nevada's History, Government, and Politics

by Michael W. Bowers

Since its publication in 1996, The Sagebrush State has served as the text for the required course on Nevada’... more

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Salud!

The Rise of Santa Barbara's Wine Industry

by Victor W. Geraci

In 1965, soil and climatic studies indicated that the Santa Ynez and Santa Maria valleys of Santa Barbara County, California, offered suitable conditions for growing high-quality wine grapes.... more

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Sand in a Whirlwind

The Paiute Indian War of 1860, 30th Anniversary Edition

by Ferol Egan

Sand in a Whirlwind is a dramatic account of the events surrounding hostilities between settlers and Pyramid Paiutes in the spring of 1860.... more

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Senator Alan Bible and the Politics of the New West

by Gary E. Elliott

Alan Bible served Nevada for 20 years in the U.S. Senate, from 1954 to 1974. A protege of Pat McCarran's, Bible believed that "all politics is local" and that the needs of his constituents superseded all other political or economic considerations.... more

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A Short History of Carson City

by Richard Moreno

Nevada’s capital city is today a charming, modern community, with an unusually eventful past. A Short History of Carson City traces its history from its origin as a mid-nineteenth-century trading post to its rise as the political center of Nevada.... more