A lovingly written, humorous and poignant meemoir of her life as the daughter of vaudeville star Ole Olsen of Olsen and Johnson, as the wife of pioneer aviation inventor William P. Lear and her incredible life during the years following his death in 1978.

Bill and Moya Lear : An Unforgettable Flight

Lear, Moya Olsen

Jack Bacon & Company

A genuine glimpse into the life and times of a law enforcement officer in Reno, Nevada, from a 26-year member of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office. Foreword by Judge Mills Lane. Nevada author, Robert Laxalt used Joe Martin as the basis for his book "The Law Comes to Virginia City," writing: "...I had found the living prototype of the legendary gunfighter..." A truly fascinating story.

Martin's Luck: Stories From My Years with the Washoe County Sheriff's Office

Jr., Joseph E. Martin

In an age when women doctors are about to outnumber male doctors, Dixie Westergard's account of the life and times of Dr. Mary Fulstone poignantly brings to life the character and strength of this medical pioneer. Dr. Mary – The Story of Mary Hill Fulstone is a unique portrayal of the struggles, perseverance and love of Dr. Mary as she cared for her patients in rural Nevada during a sixty-five-year career which began in 1920.

Dr. Mary: The Story of Dr. Mary Fulstone, a Nevada Pioneer

Biographies & Memoirs

Westergard, Dixie

Professionals & Academics

Book is in good condition. Some minor shelf and usage wear.

Old Greenwood: The Story of Caleb Greenwood, Trapper, Pathfinder and Early Pioneer of the West

Kelly, Charles

Sun & Wind and the Life I Love

William Kohlmoos

This new and revised second edition to Cassinelli s groundbreaking 1996 book, Gathering Traces of the Great Basin Indians, features stunning digital photographs of the Cassinelli-Perino Artifact Collection, a new chapter discussing the 10,000-year-old Spirit Cave Man mummy found near Grimes Point, Nevada, and a hilarious, never-before-released short story titled Making Arrows.

Preserving Traces of the Great Basin Indians

Dennis Cassinelli

Reference

Jack Dempsey's first trip to Nevada came as he clung to the underbelly of a train, a dangerous practice known as riding the rods and utilized by those too poor to purchase a ticket for one of the passenger cars. In later years, Dempsey, the heavyweight boxing champion from 1919 to 1926, returned to a hero s welcome with newspapermen, children and divorcees following his every move. Many people are surprised to learn that Dempsey once called Nevada home. Little remains to commemorate that time other than the yellowed archives of Nevada newspapers and the memories of a handful of old-timers. The fact is, Dempsey left footprints all over the Silver State. A new writer Guy Clifton, Dempsey In Nevada is an untold chapter in Nevada s history and an untold story in the life of one of the great sports figures of the 20th Century. Dempsey helped usher in the era referred to as The Golden Age of Sport. Along with baseball's Babe Ruth, football's Red Grange, golf's Bobby Jones and tennis'

Dempsey in Nevada

Guy Clifton

Historical

This book covers the Plague and the 1918 pandemic and the horrible human devastation and political upheaval it created. It explains in simple terms what a virus is and what it does inside of us. There is a lot of the book dedicated to survival methods and what to have when the pandemic or even disasters like Katrina or Sandy catch you off guard. This is the third printing of the informational gem. Small and complete!

Pandemic

Ridenour M.D., Gary C

A Year of Remembrances

Diane Young McCormack

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