LEADER 03441nam 2200565 450 001 9910164895703321 005 20170922081513.0 010 $a0-87417-466-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000001064598 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4809666 035 $a(OCoLC)995087992 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse56931 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001064598 100 $a20170307h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Great Basin mosaic $ethe cultures of rural Nevada /$fJames W. Hulse 210 1$aReno, Nevada ;$aLas Vegas, [Nevada] :$cUniversity of Nevada Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (139 pages) $cillustrations, photographs 311 $a1-943859-25-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTwo passageways across the Basin -- Nevada Territory and early statehood, 1861-1869 : Unionville and Austin -- Railroad stations along the Humboldt Trail : Big Meadows, Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Carlin, Elko, and Wells -- 19th century towns of the Middle Corridor : Belmont, Pahranagat, Hamilton, Pioche, Panaca, and Eureka -- The politics of conscience : silver crusade, Native American policy, and woman suffrage -- Turn of the century : economics and culture -- Government experiments in Churchill County -- Copper is king, new technology in White Pine -- A lifeline for the southeast : Clark's Railroad -- The M-X Missile controversy, 1978-1981 and the 35-year water war, 1980-2015 -- Lovelock, Winnemucca & Battle Mountain revisited : a sequal to chapter three -- New agendas for Elko County : tourists, entertainment, and gold -- Changing landscapes in the 20th century -- Spanning the distances, part one : newspapers, schools, and churches -- Spanning the distances, part two : connecting the north, center to the nation -- Appendix: Changing demographics. 330 2 $a"A Great Basin Mosaic looks beyond the popular Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas regions of Nevada and reflects on the cultures of smaller towns. Oftentimes these other 'Nevadas' become short-changed by academic historians at the state level, resulting in a disconnect between the cultures that actually exist within these Nevada communities and the public's perception of them. This text remedies such neglect by adding to the research and writings about each Nevada county and town, offering concentrations on seemingly mundane politics and economic factors as well as providing some cultural and social analysis"--Provided by publisher. 606 $aCities and towns$zNevada$xHistory 606 $aCounties$zNevada$xHistory 606 $aCommunity life$zNevada$xHistory 606 $aLocal government$zNevada$xHistory 607 $aNevada$xHistory, Local 607 $aGreat Basin$xHistory, Local 607 $aNevada$xSocial life and customs 607 $aNevada$xRural conditions 607 $aNevada$xEconomic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCities and towns$xHistory. 615 0$aCounties$xHistory. 615 0$aCommunity life$xHistory. 615 0$aLocal government$xHistory. 676 $a979.3 700 $aHulse$b James W.$0138366 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164895703321 996 $aA Great Basin mosaic$92896014 997 $aUNINA