In a gently sentimental style, Robert Laxalt's narrative history offers readers a highly personal review of the Silver State's past, combined with delightful anecdotes.
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Colorful, Very Readable and Interesting!,
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This review is from: Nevada: A Bicentennial History (States and the Nation) (Hardcover)
I am presenting Laxalt's famous book "Sweet Promised Land" to my book club. I do not know much about Nevada, thus I bought this book to learn more. Ever so much more interesting, readable and colorful than I ever imagined. Full of word portraits of Nevada people. Never dull, as I feared.
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I wouldn't recommend this book for new residents. Too dry, facts are slanted toward the monetary rather than the "interesting" side of history.
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I picked this book up while I was in a museum in Reno. The author is the brother of the former U.S. Senator from Nevada, Paul Laxalt. I took a few tours while I was in Reno (along with some gambling)and when I later read this book, I knew what book my guides had read, prior to doing their job with the tourists. I doubt if any state's history can be made interesting, but Laxalt does a good job. Nevada is an interesting state compared to the rest of the nation, and the author relates why: precious metals, prize fighting, easy divorce, legal hooking and gambling. All in a state that is at heart very conservative.This is a short read, and for those who travel to Vegas or Reno often, a necessary read. Why did Nevada become the way it did? The book answers this question and details some of the interesting characters of Nevada (Mark Twain, Bugsy Seigal, along with a number of politicos). At a little over 130 pages, this is a great read to take on the plane to Vegas.
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Until the letter caught up with me, I had taken Nevada pretty much for granted. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Las Vegas, Virginia City, Carson City, Mark Twain, Key Pittman, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, William Stewart, Salt Lake City, State Is Born, Howard Hughes, The Sin State, Orion Clemens, Titans of Nevada Politics, United States, Farmer Peel, The Melting Pot, Sam Brown, Bugsy Siegel, Mid Town, Utah Territory, The Day of the Hoodlum, Jack Davis, Governor Nye Browse Sample Pages:
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