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Christmas in Nevada
Patricia D. Cafferata
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Description for Christmas in Nevada
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 5HC; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
The delightful and touching stories in Christmas in Nevada tell how Nevadans have celebrated the holiday, from 1858 to the present day. Some are told by well-known Nevadans, such as Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Robert Laxalt, and former governors Bob List and Richard Bryan, but much more of the book shows ordinary Nevadans celebrating in diverse ways the wonders of the season. The range of the state’s ethnic and immigrant heritage is showcased by stories of Basque, Mexican American, Native American, and African American celebrations, along with traditions of Italian, German, Danish, and Serbian origin.
Some of the more unusual accounts ... Read more
The delightful and touching stories in Christmas in Nevada tell how Nevadans have celebrated the holiday, from 1858 to the present day. Some are told by well-known Nevadans, such as Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Robert Laxalt, and former governors Bob List and Richard Bryan, but much more of the book shows ordinary Nevadans celebrating in diverse ways the wonders of the season. The range of the state’s ethnic and immigrant heritage is showcased by stories of Basque, Mexican American, Native American, and African American celebrations, along with traditions of Italian, German, Danish, and Serbian origin.
Some of the more unusual accounts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874179491
SKU
V9780874179491
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Patricia D. Cafferata
Patricia D. Cafferata has served in the Nevada Assembly, as Nevada state treasurer, and as district attorney of Lincoln, Lander, and Esmeralda Counties. She is co-author with her mother of Barbara F. Vucanovich: From Nevada to Congress, and Back Again. A lifelong resident of Reno, her columns on local history have been collected in three volumes of Tales of the Biggest Little City ... Read more
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