Clearly I used the wrong text format. Trying again in what I hope is plain
text.
Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864. In honor of the
Sesquicentennial, longtime Nevada Author and Publisher Stanley Paher has
compiled "Nevadans; The Spirit of the Silver State. (ISBN 978-0-913814-97-0.
Jacket price is $39.95; [log in to unmask] Indexed, heavily illustrated, with
232 9" by 12" pages.
It contians writing by a number of noted Nevada writers. Dave Basso wrote
the two-page essay on Mark Twain as a "Nevada Newsmaker:, in which he
reports Twain was not beloved by all during his 20 months with the Territorial
Enterprise.
I have worked with, and wryiten for, Stan's Nevada Publications since the
1960s, and I provided two essays for this work (Early Land Surveys in
Nevada, and 19th Century Communications). I also provided, at Stan's request, a
half page write-up for the "History Hunting: section on the how and where
of Sam Clemens' Tahoe campsite. That section suggests a number of
history-related locations in Nevada worth visiting.
I have never claimed to have located the documentation leading to that
site by myself, and in the text I note the names of key members of the team
that did the archive searches that located the documentation leading to the
campsite.
My own writing aside, the volume is a treasure-trove of Nevada history all
presented in a highly readable vormat, and well illustrated. It arrived
from Nevada Publications just in time for Christmas giving.
Robert Stewart
Carson City.
"[Mark Twain] made no real pretense to accuracy of time, place, or
circumstance, seeking, as he said, 'only to tell a good story." Albert B. Paine,
Biography.
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