In Nevada: The Land, the People, God, and Chance

By David Thomson and David Thomson

Book Overview

Nevada is the place where Samuel Clemens became Mark Twain, Frank Sinatra became Chairman of the Board, divorce became an industry and gambling an institution. It was a place that Kit Carson could... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679454861
• ISBN13: 9780679454861
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Knopf
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 7.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 1.3" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

For all lovers of Nevada, this book is a must!

Great book. It sinks into self-indulgence several times but it's well worth putting up with those moments. Wonderful writing style, superb anecdotes, pithy history.