The Senate Majority Leader presents a narrative tale of Washington politics interspersed with the story of his own life, during which he describes his impoverished rural childhood, his dangerous stint at the head of Nevada's Gaming Commission, and his decades in Congress.

The Good Fight

Biographies & Memoirs

Warren, Mark

Reid, Harry

Leaders & Notable People

Putnam Adult

After a childhood of shocking poverty, Harry Reid completed law school, working as a policeman to pay his way. He faced death threats as the head of the Nevada Gaming Commission trying to clean up Las Vegas. Eventually he rose to become Senate Majority Leader in Washington-without ever forgetting the mining town he came from, or the battles he fought along the way. This is that rare book by a politician that is more than a glorified press release. It is an extraordinary American story-told in a voice that is flinty, real, and filled with passion.

The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to Washington

Penguin Publishing Group

Leave Me Alone

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Cordite Books

The author, a US Senator from Nevada, recounts the past of his home town from its beginnings as a mining camp to its current status as an outpost town where the largest employer is a casino. Along the way he touches on everything from the world's oldest profession to the weather in the Mojave. Appends information on the region's mineral production and climatological data from 1949 to 1993. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Searchlight: The Camp That Didn't Fail

History

Americas

Univ of Nevada Pr

Deep in the desolate Mojave Desert in Nevada’s extreme southern tip lies a small mining town called Searchlight. This meticulously researched book by Searchlight’s most distinguished native son recounts the colorful history of the town and the lives of the hardy people who built it and sustained a community in one of the least hospitable environments in the United States. Its story encompasses both Nevada’s early twentieth-century mining boom and the phenomenal growth of southern Nevada after World War II. Searchlight is a valuable contribution to the history of Nevada and a lively account of life in the forbidding depths of the Mojave Desert.

Searchlight: The Camp That Didn'T Fail

Historical

University of Nevada Press

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Reid, Harry. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Reid, Harry