History of Nevada
History of Nevada

Author: Russell R. Elliott

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 0803267150

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Maintaining the same high standards of the first edition, published in 1973, this new, revised edition is still the most comprehensive one-volume history of a state that was once thought of as "a bridge to somewhere else." In revising, Elliott summarizes the state's economic, political, and social history since 1973 and strengthens a major point he made then: that Nevada's acceptance of liberal marriage and divorce laws and of legalized gambling brought economic stability to a state singularly devoid of stable economic resources. -- from Book Jacket

Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America
Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America

Author: Guy E. Gibbon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-01-26

Total Pages: 1020

ISBN-13: 1136801790

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First published in 1998. Did prehistoric humans walk to North America from Siberia? Who were the inhabitants of the spectacular Anasazi cliff dwellings in the Southwest and why did they disappear? Native Americans used acorns as a major food source, but how did they get rid of the tannic acid which is toxic to humans? How does radiocarbon dating work and how accurate is it? Written for the informed lay person, college-level student, and professional, Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia is an important resource for the study of the earliest North Americans; including facts, theories, descriptions, and speculations on the ancient nomads and hunter-gathers that populated continental North America.

The Lovelock Cave Mystery
The Lovelock Cave Mystery

Author: Rita Moran

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-08-12

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781515096252

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Outside of Lovelock, Nevada, there is a cave with a mysterious legend associated with it. The legend states that a mysterious group of red-haired giants lived in the area and fought with the Pauite. The Pauite exterminated them off after a final battle and the red-haired giants retreated to the cave. The Pauite set the cave on fire. They believed they had killed off all the red-haired giants but some may have escaped. The author made a visit to this cave and the Nevada State Museum to get to the bottom of the story. What follows is a curious tale of missing mummies, connections to the Cronides, connections to the Anasazi, the Paracas culture, clues to the Biblical giants and watchers, and cover-ups.