Amazing Nevada

Amazing Nevada: Great Tales and Curiosities from "The Silver State" by Janice Oberding

"Nevada has a lot to offer. The Silver State is culturally rich and diverse and has something for everybody - from the glamorous rightlife of Las Vegas to the tiny town of Virginia City where Samuel Clemens took the pen name Mark Twain and began his esteemed writing career.

In Amazing Nevada, explore the stories of the trailblazers,  politicians, pioneers, and others who made Nevada great. Discover the Puebloans, the first people to settle in Nevada thousands of years before Europeans. Read about Rufus Anderson, the man who was hanged three times in 1868. Hear the story of Edna Purviance, the Nevada native and starlet who costarred wiith Charlie Chaplin in several films, and Anne Henrietta Martin, a history professor and earlyday suffragette who fought tirelessly for Nevada's women's rights. Uncover the prehistoric Devil's Hole Pupfish who've existed in the same location for nearly 20.000 years. Lear how billionaire Howard Hughes reshaped Nevada's gaming industry and the true story behind the hit 1980 film Somewhere in Time. 

Author Janice Oberding is rightfully proud of Nevada, her home state. In Amazing Nevada, she presents a fascinating tour of Nevada, its unique places, history, and things to see and do. 

Janice Oberding wears many hats. All of them are quite stylish. She is a writer, historian, researcher, lecturer, baker of the best-ever chocolate chip cookies, and true-crime buff who enjoys traveling and exploring Nevada with her photographer husband, Bill."

Format: Paperback

Page Count: 182