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Other ISBNs in this set include: 0548810583. ... Read more

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Earl Pomeroy is one of the most influential Western historians of the twentieth century, a scholar whose writings have reconceptionalized the entire discipline. The Pacific Slope, his most ambitious and significant work, synthesizes the history of six western states by examining the historical forces that made the West what it is today. His West is a region of considerable diversity rather than the product of a process of steady and fairly homogeneous settlement, and his focus is on urbanization over rural life and on the West's varied populations of people of color as well as on Euro-American elites. As Pomeroy states in his preface, "conventional emphasis leaves a large part of the story untold, even the story of people who accepted conventions. I have tried to focus on men and events that explain the West as a developing community, emphasizing traits and institutions." ... Read more

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Pretty Much a Slog
Without a doubt, this book is a big undertaking and doing it well has to be very difficult.There were a number of interesting chapters, but the style of writing, compound sentences combined with hyphenated phrases that went on for line upon line, made it very difficult to read and follow.This was probably the most frustrating book I've ever read, and I only finished it as a matter or principle.

Lots of good information
This book gives alot of good information about the settling of the west and about many key figures who influenced the settlement of what was a vast wilderness area.The writing style is sometimes a bit too pedantic and this is not light reading that you'll go through quickly.However, the volume of information makes this book worth it.The closing of the American frontier and the settlement of the west are interesting subjects and this book does a good job of covering them.

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Publisher: San Francisco, Bench and Bar Publishing Co.Publication date: 1913Subjects: Lawyers -- NevadaLawyers -- CaliforniaNevada -- BiographyCalifornia -- BiographyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Fun and historical look at the Nevada gaming industry, with an emphasis on the period from 1931 to 1981.Over 60 full page photos, and stories on such well known gaming pioneers as Bill Harrah, "Pappy" Smith of Harold's Club, Warren Nelson, Wilbur Clark, Howard Hughes, "Nick the Greek" and much more. ... Read more

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The Roots of Reno
Since I lived in northern Nevada for 14 years, I was surprised when I met Al Moe that he wrote such a great historical account of Reno. By understanding Reno's history, it has given the city and the small towns during the gold/silver boom, new meaning.Understanding it's past makes the present come to life in ways that only reading Mr. Moe's historical account can do. Enjoy the ride.....Roy Ritner, Jr.

More Than History!
This book goes a little deeper than just a look at a few casinos in Nevada.The emphasis is on the 1931 to 1981 period, and casino owners are looked at - not just as owners, but as people, why they came to Nevada, and why they thrived.The photos are terrific - with almost 50 that are from the 1930's and 1940's.Easy, and fun reading. ... Read more

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A collection of fourteen biographical essays on contemporary Nevadans. ... Read more

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The "Red scare" of the 1950s created a national crisis that challenged concepts of loyalty and freedom of speech in every corner of American society. The crisis was especially problematic in American universities, where traditions of academic freedom found themselves at odds with political issues stemming from the cold war. The University of Nevada in Reno was no exception.

The university before and during World War II was a small (fewer than 2,000 students) school offering basic programs to a largely Nevada-based student body in the nation’s least-populated state. The campus was quiet, secure, traditional, and generally conservative. The postwar years brought booming enrollments and new faculty members, many from outside Nevada, imbued with a sense of the importance of research and of shared academic governance. Soon, the university found itself embroiled in an intense controversy that threatened its academic integrity and even raised concerns about its future as a viable institution.

The 1952 appointment of Minard W. Stout as president triggered the crisis. Mandated by a conservative Board of Regents to "clean up" the university, Stout brought to his new job a keen sense of mission and a strident commitment to an authoritarian, top-down chain of command. His subsequent battles with faculty and students over their role in university governance and over the very nature of higher education soon degenerated into angry accusations of faculty Communist sympathies and bitter confrontations over academic free speech, academic freedom, and loyalty. The storm brought the university national notoriety and made the administration of higher education a major issue within Nevada, ultimately involving the state legislature and the courts in an effort to resolve the conflict.

J. Dee Kille’s lively and insightful account of the crisis "on the hill" rests on a wide range of archival sources, interviews and oral histories, university records, and published sources. Of vital interest to readers interested in 1950s Nevada, the book also serves as a powerful case study of the devastating impact of McCarthyism, suspicion, and repression on an American university during this turbulent era in the nation’s history. ... Read more