Before city councils, in letters to bodies that set building codes and architectural guidelines, arguments must be about wasted energy, safety, and health; but the heart of the Dark Skies movement is
Seventeen contributors provide fifteen essays on the challenges of teaching students about place and their connection to it, providing insights into the role of humans in the communities of life and e
The Flock is based on Mary Austin's first-hand experiences. She met many shepherds while visiting the Tejon ranches of Edward Beale and Henry Miller and cultivated relationships with men others often
Kirk Robertson is one of Nevada's best-known poets, and rightly so, because his lean verses powerfully express the realities of life in the modern West - its irony, disconnection, sadness, and relentl
The Nevada of lesser-known cities, towns, and outposts deserve their separate chronicles, and here Hulse fills a wide gap. He contributes in a text rich with memories tramping through rural Nevada as
Dan Dagget believes that humanity can have a positive effect on the land. He demonstrates case after case of positive human engagement in the environment and of managed ecosystems and restored a
"At Pyramid Lake details the social, cultural, and environmental history of this unique desert terminus lake, located forty miles northeast of Reno. Pyramid Lake has long been a site of allure and con
One of the most controversial atomic projects of the US nuclear industry during the 1960s and 1970s was the construction of a nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon, a relatively unsettled and biologica
Much of the wealth from the great mining bonanzas of the nineteenth century American West flowed into San Francisco and made possible the growth of the city and some fabulous personal fortunes. Among
After interviewing a number of people who know the horses best, a photographer and oral historian presents an impartial examination of the history and impact of wild mustangs in the drought-parched ra
Writer-poet William L. Fox has spent much of his career contemplating the complex ways that landscape, human cognition, and history collide to create our perceptions and treatment of place. In Playa W
Garbage is a memoir of an exceptional trash collector from the streets and wharves of San Francisco. This is a rollicking first-person narrative that recounts an incredible life led and has amazing nu
Rock art is one of humankind’s most ancient forms of artistic expression, and one of its most enigmatic. For centuries, scholars and other observers have struggled to interpret the meaning of th
Howard Cannon (1912 - 2002) represented Nevada in the U.S. Senate from 1958 until 1982 and acquired a reputation as one of its most productive and influential members. Because he was a modest man more
On April 26, 1937, a massive aerial attack by German and Italian forces reduced the Basque city of Gernika to rubble and left more than sixteen hundred people dead. Although the assault was initiated
In this compilation, Simich and Wright (political science and history, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas) extend their survey of the residents of Las Vegas in The Peoples of Las Vegas (2005) with 13 additional
The wagon trail between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles is one of the most important and least-known elements of nineteenth-century Western migration. Known as the Southern Route, it included the weste
A world of women living on life's edges on the West Coast, grasping at hope, permanence, and meaning in spite of their chronic dissociation and ennui, finds powerful realization in a collection of sho
Basque Dance?provides both Basque and non-Basque readers with an introduction to an ancient art form that still endures. The Basques have succeeded in preserving a rich and varied collection of folk d
This study describes and analyzes the rapid economic growth of Spain's Bilbao region in the context of its massive exportation of iron ore to Great Britain between 1875 and 1899. Focusing on the oppor
The Westside Slugger is the powerful story of civil rights in Las Vegas and Nevada through the eyes and experience of Joe Neal, a history-making state lawmaker in Nevada. Neal rose from humble beginni
Sonoma is one of Northern California’s most desirable places to live and a popular tourist destination, combining small-town charm, a colorful past, and its current role as the hub of one of the world
The late Szasz, who taught history at the U. of New Mexico and had a large collection of nuclear-themed comics, explores how comic books, comic strips, and other cartoon media represented the Atomic A
This slim volume details the history of Carson City, Nevada and examines how the town's location in the region and the machinations of its early residents led to it being named the state capital. The
A guide to fifty of the best Nevada hikes for every taste and level of fitness includes outings suitable for families with small children and full-scale assaults on challenging peaks, from the basin-a
While many of Mary Austin's stories and essays have been compiled and a number of her novels reprinted, this is the first book-length collection of essays on her work. The editors have created a volum
The rugged mountains and deserts of eastern California and northern Nevada in the early years of the century are the setting of this moving coming-of-age novella. Ira Hamilton, the teen-age son of rug
To his own people, the Newe, the Western Shoshone Tribe of Duck Valley, Nevada, Harney (1920-2007) was a healer and leader; to others he was known as a defender of Native American culture, and an anti
Deep in the expanse of the Great Basin desert, in one of the warmest and driest basins in northern Nevada, lies a wetland oasis that is home to more than 290 species of resident and migratory birds. T
Presents a collection of poems that tell of the author's struggle to stay sober and how he dealt his wife's slow deterioration from Alzheimer's Disease
Nunn Ballew, father, farmer, moonshiner, and hunter dreams of life beyond the Appalachian hills but becomes obsessed with the pursuit of King Devil, a legendary predatory fox
Since 1968, higher education in Nevada has undergone radical transformation because of the state's phenomenal population growth, efforts to diversify its economic base, and political tensions between
This book examines the creation, characteristics, and tribulations of the first United States National Recreation Area. It also addresses the National Park Service’s historic role in managing reservoi
Noted writer and photographer Stephen Trimble mixes eloquent accounts of personal experiences with clear explication of natural history. His photographs capture some of the most spectacular but least-
As interest in environmental issues grows, many writers of fiction have embraced themes that explore the connections between humans and the natural world. Ecologically themed fiction ranges from profo
Psychotherapy is immensely popular in the US even though consistently ineffective because it reaffirms basic American values of self-sufficiency and individualism, argues Epstein (social work, U. of N
Karin Rosa Ikas offers probing and insightful interviews with ten Chicana writers of diverse backgrounds: Denise Chavez, Gloria Anzaldua, Lucha Corpi, Cherrie Moraga, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Mary Helen P
