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Pages: 332
Pages: 332
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-05-19 - Publisher: University Press of Kansas
When Pittsburgh socialite Laura Corey rolled into Reno, Nevada, in 1905 for a six-month stay, her goal was a divorce from the president of U.S. Steel. Her visit
Language: en
Pages: 344
Pages: 344
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:
Chronicles the creation and transformation of Reno's reputation from backward railroad town to a nationally known "Sin Central." The author shows how Reno civic
Language: en
Pages: 458
Pages: 458
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-15 - Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Eugene P. Moehring analyzes the development of Reno and Las Vegas since 1945 with special emphasis on the years after 1970. Major factors that shaped the develo
Language: en
Pages: 292
Pages: 292
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-13 - Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Over 157 years ago—before there was a Reno, Nevada; before there was a state of Nevada; and even before there was a Nevada Territory—there was a bridge over
Language: en
Pages: 128
Pages: 128
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-28 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
For 60 years starting in 1931, Reno was unarguably the place where things not possible elsewhere were its hallmarks--gambling, divorce, and uncomplicated weddin
