John L Smith
Author
Series
Fields of silver and gold volume 6
Publisher
Keystone Canyon Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Fields of Silver and Gold series brings the past alive. Meet the trailblazers and the pioneers, the first people and the famous explorers, the legends and the everyday heroes that shaped the history, land, and culture of the West. Their powerful stories will fascinate and inspire you. Healers. Scientists. Innovators. Life in the early West was dangerous, full of injuries, accidents, and illnesses. Drs. Eliza Cook, W.H.C. Stephenson, and Charles...
Author
Series
Fields of silver and gold volume 3
Publisher
Keystone Canyon Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Fields of Silver and Gold series brings the past alive. Meet the trailblazers and the pioneers, the first people and the famous explorers, the legends and the everyday heroes that shaped the history, land, and culture of the West. Their powerful stories will fascinate and inspire you. Activist. Scholar. Trailblazer. Before she was old enough to vote, Anne Martin began fighting for women's rights and equality. Traveling across Nevada to every...
Author
Series
Fields of silver and gold volume 4
Publisher
Keystone Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Fields of Silver and Gold series brings the past alive. Meet the trailblazers and the pioneers, the first people and the famous explorers, the legends and the everyday heroes that shaped the history, land, and culture of the West. Their powerful stories will fascinate and inspire you. Rancher. Statesman. Groundbreaker. From slavery to respected community leader, Ben Palmer lived the dream of Black pioneers during Reconstruction. As a prosperous...
Author
Series
Fields of silver and gold volume 2
Publisher
Keystone Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Before the railroad made travel to the isolated communites of theSierra Nevada accessible, Snowshoe Thompson endured the elements to trek across snowy mountains, facing frostbite, fatigue, and even wolves to deliver the mail. Thompson carried more than letters from home; he carried on his back the future of Nevada, saving lives in the process, on snowshoes of his own design.
Author
Series
Fields of silver and gold volume 1
Publisher
Keystone Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sarah Winnemucca broke race, culture, and gender barriers in the late 1800s to become a champion of the Northern Paiute. As a writer and speaker, scout and interpreter, teacher and peacemaker, she fought against injustice towards native people. Her experiences took her from the foothills of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to San Francisco, California, from the reservations in Oregon and Washington to Washington, D.C--
Author
Series
Fields of silver and gold volume 5
Publisher
Keystone Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Fields of Silver and Gold series brings the past alive. Meet the trailblazers and the pioneers, the first people and the famous explorers, the legends and the everyday heroes that shaped the history, land, and culture of the West. Their powerful stories will fascinate and inspire you. Fearless. Young. Patriots. Wanted - Young, Skinny Wiry Fellows Not Over Eighteen. Must Be Expert Riders, Willing To Risk Death Daily. Orphans Preferred. Despite...
Author
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Saints, Sinners, and Sovereign Citizens explores the history of grazing rights on the West's lucrative public lands and the battles between the Bureau of Land Management and ranchers for their use. The April 2014 armed standoff between Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy and armed militia allies against federal officers serves as the backdrop to the story of a conservative political movement and the resurgence of the radical right in the American West"--...