LEADER 05248oam 22006014a 450 001 9910828369903321 005 20170822102805.0 010 $a0-87417-940-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000104774 035 $a(EBL)4312874 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001194988 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11679329 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001194988 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11155166 035 $a(PQKB)10187923 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4312874 035 $a(OCoLC)877908084 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse32932 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000104774 100 $a20131130d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAt Pyramid Lake /$fBernard Mergen 210 1$aReno, Nevada ;$aLas Vegas, [Nevada] :$cUniversity of Nevada Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87417-939-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-284) and index. 327 $aChapter 1. Survival of the Numa and Pyramid Lake -- Chapter 2. The Fate of the Lake -- Chapter 3. The Lake and Its Totem -- Chapter 4. Railroads, Ranches, and Dudes -- Chapter 5. Squatters and Sportsmen -- Chapter 6. Pyramid Lake Observed -- Chapter 7. Pyramid Lake, Mustangers, and "The Misfits" -- Chapter 8. Pyramid Lake Proclaimed -- Chapter 9. Seekers in the Desert -- Chapter 10. Pyramid Lake as Theater -- Epilogue. 330 2 $a"At Pyramid Lake details the social, cultural, and environmental history of this unique desert terminus lake, located forty miles northeast of Reno. Pyramid Lake has long been a site of allure and contestation. For the native Paiutes, it was a spiritual center that provided life-sustaining resources, such as the Lahontan cutthroat trout that are unique to it. For artists and writers, it has been a place of mysticism and inspiration. For ranchers and farmers, the waters that flow into it have been necessary for cattle and crops. For tourists and sports enthusiasts, it has been a special playground. Bernard Mergen uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore how these many interests have interacted with the lake and with each other. He combines his own personal understandings of lake (he lived briefly near its shores in the 1930s and 1940s and still visits often) with sources about it that include published and unpublished manuscripts, newspapers and magazines, novels and poetry, and conversations. Written in an accessible style, At Pyramid Lake is both a history and a tribute to one of northern Nevada's most fascinating features"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 2 $a"Pyramid Lake is one of the largest lakes in the Great Basin, the terminus of the Truckee River flowing from Lake Tahoe into northern Nevada. This desert oasis, with a surface area of nearly two hundred square miles, is a unique geological feature and was home to the Paiute for thousands of years before the arrival of explorer John C. Fremont in 1844. For the Paiute, it was a spiritual center that provided life-sustaining resources, such as the cui-ui, a fish unique to the lake and now endangered. For the ranchers and farmers who settled on tribal lands, the waters that flowed into it were necessary to raise cattle and crops. Mergen tells how these competing interests have interacted with the lake and with each other, from the Paiute War of 1860 to the present. The lake's very existence was threatened by dams and water diversion; it was saved by tribal claims, favorable court decisions, improved water laws, and the rise of environmentalism. At Pyramid Lake is about more than Indians and water wars, however. It is the story of railroads on the reservation and the role of federal, state, and private groups interested in sportfishing. It is about scientists, artists, and tourists who were captivated by the lake's beauty. Finally, it is also a story of the lake as a place of spiritual renewal and celebration. Mergen grew up near its shores in the 1940s and returned frequently through the years. In this cultural history, he combines his personal remembrances with other source material, including novels, poetry, newspaper and magazine journalism, unpublished manuscripts, and private conversations, to paint a fascinating portrait of one of Nevada's natural wonders"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aHISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)$2bisacsh 607 $aPyramid Lake Region (Nev.)$xEnvironmental conditions 607 $aPyramid Lake (Nev.)$xEnvironmental conditions 607 $aPyramid Lake Region (Nev.)$xSocial life and customs 607 $aPyramid Lake Region (Nev.)$xHistory 607 $aPyramid Lake (Nev.)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aHISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY). 676 $a979.4/93 676 $a979.493 686 $aHIS036140$2bisacsh 700 $aMergen$b Bernard$01605189 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828369903321 996 $aAt Pyramid Lake$93930305 997 $aUNINA