Synopsis
In Professor Elliott's book Nevada has at last a full, firm account of its history written by a highly qualified professional who covers the whole known human record from the earliest ancient men to the active citizens of the present decade. -- Nevada Historical Society Quarterly
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About the Author
Russell R. Elliott is the author of Nevada's Twentieth-Century Mining Boom, and William D. Rowley is the author of U.S. Forest Service Grazing and Rangelands: A History. Elliott is a professor emeritus of history and Rowley a professor of history at the University of Nevada-Reno.
Review
"This is an immensely absorbing book about a ruggedly beautiful and wholly intriguing state."—American West (American West)
"The appearance of History of Nevada is a major event in Nevada historiography."—Richard C. Lillard, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly (Richard C. Lillard Nevada Historical Society Quarterly)
"Well-written, extensively documented and carefully indexed, [this work] is a valuable contribution for the study of a state too often mentioned only for gold and silver rushes, atomic bomb testing, or the opulent honky tonk of Las Vegas and its ilk."—Pacific Historian (Pacific Historian)
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