Fork handle—$.65 Mash for chickens—$7.15 One milk pail—$1.15 Horse collar and pad—$8.15 Gloves for Herm—$.52 "Chores started on the home farm when you were around four years old, depending on, as Pa would say, ‘how much meat you have on your bones.’. . . " So begins Jerry Apps’s "Every Farm Tells a Story," a collection of true tales inspired by entries in his ...

Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
Written By: Jerold Apps

Las Vegas has been largely shaped by a handful of colourful and astute casino operators who turned a dusty desert town into the gaudy, booming holiday mecca that it is today. The essays in this book introduce us to these "players". We discover how early leaders like Cliff Jones, Moe Dalitz and Benny Binion first grasped Las Vegas's potential as a centre for high-stakes gambling, and we read of ...

Manufacturer: University of Nevada Press

In this collection, noted scholars from several disciplines examine the daily lives of the women and families who settled in Virginia City.

Manufacturer: University of Nevada Press
Written By: Ronald M James, C. Elizabeth Raymond

Following a guidebook format, Shawn Hall divides Elko County into five accessible regions, then lists the historic sites and travel directions within each region.

Manufacturer: University of Nevada Press
Written By: Shawn Hall

Deep in the desolate Mojave Desert in Nevada’s extreme southern tip lies a small mining town called Searchlight. This meticulously researched book by Searchlight’s most distinguished native son recounts the colorful history of the town and the lives of the hardy people who built it and sustained a community in one of the least hospitable environments in the United States. Its story ...

Manufacturer: University of Nevada Press
Written By: Harry Reid

Long America's capital for gambling and excess, Las Vegas has always stood outside the mainstream of American society since its beginnings as a mining town - until now. Neon Metropolis offers a panoramic and entertaining account of contemporary Las Vegas and its stunning transformation from a national pariah into a paradigm for the future of urban America. Acclaimed historian and Vegas ...

Manufacturer: Routledge
Written By: Hal Rothman

The thirty years since 1970 have been the most dramatic period in Las Vegas's history, according to renowned historian Eugene Moehring. In a new and expanded epilogue to Resort City in the Sunbelt, Moehring looks at the major events of the last three decades and their underpinnings. The population of this one-time Paiute oasis has exploded from 460,000 in 1970 to an astounding 1.2 ...

Manufacturer: University of Nevada Press
Written By: Eugene P. Moehring

"This collection of Hal Rothman's wide-ranging, brash, and brilliant essays on Las Vegas offers up a treasury of insights on the follies and possibilities of the New West. Confident, passionate, learned and, yes, wise, Rothman is simply one of the most important voices writing on the region today. He is also a hell of a lot of fun to read."--Virginia Scharff, professor of history and Director, ...

Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
Written By: Hal K. Rothman

Manufacturer: University of Nevada Press
Written By: Russell R. Elliott

An entertaining and anecdotal treatment of Reno's history. Illustrated with many historical photographs, the book uncovers little known facts and enlightens readers about Reno's colorful past with the parade of larger-than-life characters who have left their mark on the city.

Manufacturer: University of Nevada Press
Written By: Barbara Land, Myrick Land