The Newspapers of Nevada

The Newspapers of Nevada

Author: Richard E. Lingenfelter

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13:

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This bibliography of Nevada's newspapers greatly expands on previous works; more than 800 publications are included as well as an appendix of early newspapers from border states that reported regularly on Nevada. The authors provide a brief historical sketch of each publication, printing and ownership details, together with a list and location of known copies of the original papers, plus current microfilm holdings. An excellent resource for scholars and genealogy buffs who need access to the information newspapers provide.


Nevada

Nevada

Author: Imogen Binnie

Publisher: MCD x FSG Originals

Published: 2022-06-07

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0374606625

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One of Vogue's Best Books of 2022 So Far, Buzzfeed's Summer Books You Won’t Be Able To Put Down, Book Riot's Best Summer Reads for 2022, and Dazed's Queer Books to Read in 2022 "[Nevada] is defiant, terse, not quite cynical, sometimes flip, addressed to people who think they know. It is, if you like, punk rock." —The New Yorker "Nevada is a book that changed my life: it shaped both my worldview and personhood, making me the writer I am. And it did so by the oldest of methods, by telling a wise, hilarious, and gripping story." —Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby A beloved and blistering cult classic and finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction finally back in print, Nevada follows a disaffected trans woman as she embarks on a cross-country road trip. Maria Griffiths is almost thirty and works at a used bookstore in New York City while trying to stay true to her punk values. She’s in love with her bike but not with her girlfriend, Steph. She takes random pills and drinks more than is good for her, but doesn’t inject anything except, when she remembers, estrogen, because she’s trans. Everything is mostly fine until Maria and Steph break up, sending Maria into a tailspin, and then onto a cross-country trek in the car she steals from Steph. She ends up in the backwater town of Star City, Nevada, where she meets James, who is probably but not certainly trans, and who reminds Maria of her younger self. As Maria finds herself in the awkward position of trans role model, she realizes that she could become James’s savior—or his downfall. One of the most beloved cult novels of our time and a landmark of trans literature, Imogen Binnie’s Nevada is a blistering, heartfelt, and evergreen coming-of-age story, and a punk-smeared excavation of marginalized life under capitalism. Guided by an instantly memorable, terminally self-aware protagonist—and back in print featuring a new afterword by the author—Nevada is the great American road novel flipped on its head for a new generation.


Can Journalism Survive?

Can Journalism Survive?

Author: David M. Ryfe

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-08-27

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 074566413X

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Journalists have failed to respond adequately to the challenge of the Internet, with far-reaching consequences for the future of journalism and democracy. This is the compelling argument set forth in this timely new text, drawing on the most extensive ethnographic fieldwork in American newsrooms since the 1970s. David Ryfe argues that journalists are unable or unwilling to innovate for a variety of reasons: in part because habits are sticky and difficult to dislodge; in part because of their strategic calculation that the cost of change far exceeds its benefit; and in part because basic definitions of what journalism is, and what it is for, anchor journalism to tradition even when journalists prefer to change. The result is that journalism is unraveling as an integrated social field; it may never again be a separate and separable activity from the broader practice of producing news. One thing is certain: whatever happens next, it will have dramatic consequences for the role journalism plays in democratic society and perhaps will transform its basic meaning and purpose. Can Journalism Survive? is essential and provocative reading for all concerned with the future of journalism and society.


Uncovering Nevada's Past

Uncovering Nevada's Past

Author: John B. Reid

Publisher: Shepperson Nevada History

Published: 2004-04

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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In the words of literary luminaries, newspaper articles, public documents, personal letters, political speeches and personal accounts this is an attempt to define Nevada's colorful and complex development. It describes life in a mining boomtown, racial segregation in Las Vegas, political careers and atomic testing whilst through photographs we are shown significant Nevada architecture, the masterpieces of renowned Paiute basketmaker Dat-so-la-lee and tree carvings by sheepherders. The collection ranges from the earliest descriptions of the region to the current debate on Yucca Mountain.


Beneath the Neon

Beneath the Neon

Author: Matthew O'Brien

Publisher: Huntington Press Inc

Published: 2007-03-07

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0929712390

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Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas chronicles O’Brien’s adventures in subterranean Las Vegas. He follows the footsteps of a psycho killer. He braces against a raging flood. He parties with naked crackheads. He learns how to make meth, that art is most beautiful where it’s least expected, that in many ways, he prefers underground Las Vegas to aboveground Las Vegas, and that there are no pots of gold under the neon rainbow.


Little Shoes

Little Shoes

Author: Pamela Everett

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-05-29

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1510731318

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In the summer of 1937, with the Depression deep and World War II looming, a California triple murder stunned an already grim nation. After a frantic week-long manhunt for the killer, a suspect emerged, and his sensational trial captivated audiences from coast to coast. Justice was swift, and the condemned man was buried away with the horrifying story. But decades later, Pamela Everett, a lawyer and former journalist, starts digging, following up a cryptic comment her father once made about a tragedy in their past. Her journey is uniquely personal as she uncovers her family's secret history, but the investigation quickly takes unexpected turns into her professional wheelhouse. Everett unearths a truly historic legal case that included one of the earliest criminal profiles in the United States, the genesis of modern sex offender laws, and the last man sentenced to hang in California. Digging deeper and drawing on her experience with wrongful convictions, Everett then raises detailed and haunting questions about whether the authorities got the right man. Having revived the case to its rightful place in history, she leaves us with enduring concerns about the death penalty then and now. A journey chronicled through the mind of a lawyer and from the heart of a daughter, Little Shoes is both a captivating true crime story and a profoundly personal account of one family's struggle to cope with tragedy through the generations.


Gambling With Lives

Gambling With Lives

Author: Michelle Follette Turk

Publisher: University of Nevada Press

Published: 2020-12-15

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1948908964

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The United States has a long and unfortunate history of exposing employees, the public, and the environment to dangerous work. But in April 2009, the spotlight was on Las Vegas when the Pulitzer committee awarded its public service prize to the Las Vegas Sun for its coverage of the high fatalities on Las Vegas Strip construction sites. The newspaper attributed failures in safety policy to the recent “exponential growth in the Las Vegas market.” In fact, since Las Vegas’ founding in 1905, rapid development has always strained occupational health and safety standards. Gambling with Lives examines the work, hazards, and health and safety programs from the early building of the railroad through the construction of the Hoover Dam, chemical manufacturing during World War II, nuclear testing, and dense megaresort construction on the Las Vegas Strip. In doing so, this comprehensive chronicle reveals the long and unfortunate history of exposing workers, residents, tourists, and the environment to dangerous work—all while exposing the present and future to crises in the region. Complex interactions and beliefs among the actors involved are emphasized, as well as how the medical community interpreted and responded to the risks posed. Updated through 2020, this second edition includes new and expanded discussions on: Union activity, sexual harassment and misconduct, and race and employment The change to Las Vegas’ “What happens here, stays here” slogan The MGM Grand Fire and 1918 influenza pandemic Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the service industry Legionnaire’s Disease outbreaks at resorts Effects of the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting The COVID-19 pandemic Few places in the United States contain this mixture of industrial and postindustrial sites, the Las Vegas area offers unique opportunities to evaluate American occupational health during the twentieth century, and reminds us all about the relevancy of protecting our workers.


Nevada Newspaper Days

Nevada Newspaper Days

Author: Jake Highton

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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Manuscript for Nevada Newspaper Days: a History of Journalism in the Silver State, published in 1990 by Heritage West Books, Stockton California, on Nevada journalism and journalists. Includes correspondence by Warren Lerude.


Nevada

Nevada

Author: Geoff Schumacher

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781935043775

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'Nevada: 150 Years in the Silver State' is a compelling historical, cultural and visual portrait of Nevada. Tapping the state's finest writers and photographers, this ambitious book features each of Nevada's 17 counties, as well as its diverse cultural treasures. Natural landmarks such as Lake Tahoe and Red Rock Canyon are highlighted, as well as the neon metropolises of Las Vegas and Reno. Lavishly illustrated essays cover the most important facets of Nevada, from mining and gaming to manufacturing and entertainment. While history is an important component of the book's content, it is just one element of its rich texture. It looks at Nevada's past, present and future and the state's place in the West, in America and in the world. An oversized horizontal-format, high-production-value "coffee table" hardcover book, printed on premium-coated paper, full color throughout.