Richard Davies
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Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
"Nevada has a rich tradition of boxing that is deeply embedded in the culture of the state. Beginning in the late-19th century, Nevada played a key role in the history of the sport when it hosted the Fitzsimmons-Corbett contest in 1897, and then later the Johnson-Jeffries match in 1910. In the second half of the 20th century, Las Vegas became the center of American boxing. The state has also been home to important boxing personalities like Tex Rickard,...
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
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Description
This collection of biographical essays by several leading Nevada scholars focuses on fourteen individuals whose careers afford unique perspectives to help us understand and appreciate the growth of postwar Nevada. The leaders discussed come from remarkably diverse backgrounds, and their contributions have embraced every facet of the state's economic, political, cultural, and social development. --
6) KZ
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Follows tour groups through the Mauthausen concentration camp as they hear and read about the atrocities committed there. Includes interviews with residents of Mauthausen, Austria, including people who give eyewitness accounts of the time.