Uncovering Nevada's Past

• Paperback | Engels | Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History
• In the words of literary luminaries, newspaper articles, public documents, personal letters, political speeches and personal accounts this is an attem... Lees meer

More Peoples of Las Vegas

• Paperback | Engels | Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History
• The remarkable economic growth of Las Vegas between 1980 and 2007 created a population boom and a major increase in the ethnic and religious diversity... Lees meer

Grit and Gold

Jean Johnson

• Hardcover | Engels | Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History
• No other Western settlement story is more famous than the Donner Party's ill-fated journey through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. But a few years later ... Lees meer

Academic Freedom Imperiled

J Dee Kille

• Hardcover | Engels | Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History
• 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. Th... Lees meer

Nevada's Historic Buildings

Ronald M James, Elizabeth Harvey

• Paperback | Engels | Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History
• In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was created to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the ... Lees meer

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona's Rim Country

Robert J Moore

• Hardcover | Engels | Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History
• Part of the massive relief effort of Roosevelt's New Deal, the ccc was created in 1933 to give young men an opportunity to work and make money to help... Lees meer