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It Happened In Nevada
- Remarkable Events That Shaped History
Engelsk Paperback
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It Happened In Nevada
- Remarkable Events That Shaped History
Engelsk Paperback

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From Las Vegas to Carson City to Reno and beyond, Nevada has seen more than its share of remarkable events over the centuries, many stranger than fiction. It Happened in Nevada goes behind the scenes to tell its story, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and circumstances that have shaped the Silver State and, indeed, America.Learn how one man’s banishment from the Donner Party into the wilderness may have saved his life.Ride along with “Pony Bob” Haslam, one of the most fearless Pony Express riders there ever was. Read how Mark Twain’s journalistic sojourn in Virginia City may have landed him in trouble but kicked off a luminous literary career.Get a roadside seat to watch Operation Ranger, the atomic tests of 1951 that were practically promoted as tourist attractions.Crash the strange and celebrated Las Vegas wedding of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu.Written in a lively, easy-to-read style, this book features 30 stories written for history buffs of all ages. 
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
168
ISBN-13:
9780762758715
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0762758716
Udg. Dato:
13 jul 2010
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
Rowman & Littlefield
Oplagsdato:
13 jul 2010
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