Desert Challenge: An Interpretation of Nevada
by Lillard, Richard G
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Carson City, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Cloth. viii, 388, ix pp. Illustrated. Fold-out map. Index. Only the front panel and front flap of the jacket remain. A solid copy. "Nevada had constantly challenged various people -- the emigrant, the settler, sightseers, gambler-tourists, and tax-minded lawyers. In analyzing the personality and spirit of its communities, the author has compiled an interpretive social study of Nevada just prior to World War II." - Paher
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- Bookseller
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- Title
- Desert Challenge: An Interpretation of Nevada
- Author
- Lillard, Richard G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Nonfiction, The West, History, Sociology, Nevada, Reno, Las Vegas, Virginia City, Comstock, Mining, Gambling, Tourism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nevada;
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