Hang Tough!: Grant Sawyer - An Activist in the Governor's Mansion (University of Nevada Oral History)

Biographies & Memoirs

Elliott, Gary

Sawyer, Grant

King, R. T.

Leaders & Notable People

Univ of Nevada Oral History

Hang Tough!: The Public Life of Grant Sawyer, Governor of Nevada, 1959-1966 : From Oral History Interviews With Grant Sawyer

Regional U.S.

"...the reader is taken on a remarkable eyewitness trip through a half-century of the history, the traditions, and the lore of casino gaming. From oral history interviews with Warren Nelson, conducted by Ken Adams, a narrative composed by R. T. King, assisted by Gail K. Nelson, Warren's daughter.

Always Bet on the Butcher: Warren Nelson and Casino Gambling, 1930S-1980s

Adams, Ken

Nelson, Gail

Nelson, Warren

University of Nevada, Reno Oral History Program

War Stories: Veterans Remember WW II

History

Military

The life story of Jack Douglass a Northern Nevada gambling pioneer. Founder of the Cal-Neva Casino in Reno. (Description by http-mart)

Tap Dancing on Ice: The Life and Times of a Nevada Gaming Pioneer

Douglass, William A.

Douglass, Jack

Historical

Fighting Back is James B. McMillan's memoir of a life spent fighting racial discrimination in its many forms, and beating it. This is no plaintive litany of injustices: McMillan's style is to confront problems directly, deal with them, and move on. His story is personal, but it is also representative of the experiences of thousands of other African-Americans who stood and fought to achieve equality under the law. In 1955 McMillan moved his family to Las Vegas. He liked the place from the beginning - it was a twenty-four hour town, with lots of live entertainment, gambling, sunshine, and money - but he encountered the same type of racial discrimination there that he had lived with all of his life. He would not put up with it. Within a year of his arrival he was speaking out and attacking segregation in Las Vegas with such passion and vehemence that he was elected president of the local branch of the NAACP. Under his leadership, and following the example of civil rights activists in the South, the branch was soon taking direct, confrontational action to end overt segregation on the Las Vegas Strip; and in 1960, end it they did, in dramatic and surprising fashion. McMillan's story does not end with the desegregation of the Strip; he has continued to combat racism in all its guises, with considerable success. Following a penetrating and provocative analysis of affirmative action, bussing, the Black Muslims, and other current civil rights controversies, Fighting Back concludes with McMillan and his wife Marie reflecting on the hazards and rewards of their interracial marriage.

Fighting Back: A Life in the Struggle for Civil Rights

Elliott, Gary E.

McMIllan, James B.

Americas

Interviews with 20 former employees and with two women he was married to recall the life and business of Harrah from the 1940s to 1980 when his chain of casinos and hotels was bought by Holiday Inns. Although he had trouble with alcohol and a fondness for women, Harrah is portrayed in the interviews as honest and a perfectionist. The chroniclers also describe his real passion, which was his collection of antique cars. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Every Light Was on: Bill Harrah and His Clubs Remembered

Sonny's Story: A Journalist's Memoir by Melton, Rollan and Melton, Rollan D.

Sonny's Story: A Journalist's Memoir

Reference

Melton, Rollan

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

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