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Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Language
English
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"Nevada's politics are in large measure the result of its turbulent history and harsh environment. Michael W. Bowers's concise volume explains the dynamics of the political formation process, which is strikingly unique among the fifty states. Even today,Nevada is unlike the other states in its politics and culture: economically right, yet libertarian and home to widespread gaming and a 24/7 lifestyle. It has a high percentage of federally owned lands...
Author
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The Baneberry Disaster covers the calamitous December 1970 Baneberry underground nuclear test that pumped nearly 7 million curies of radiation into the atmosphere, caused the suspension of nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site for six months, and whose radioactive cloud exposed 86 test-site workers to radiation, two of whom died of leukemia less than four years later. The authors are attorneys from Las Vegas who spent 25 years pursuing a lawsuit...
16) Nevada
Author
Series
Publisher
Kidhaven Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
17) Nevada magazine
Publisher
State of Nevada, Commission of Tourism
Pub. Date
1977
Language
English
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