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5 produkter
Cave Rock
Climbers, Courts and a Washoe Indian Sacred Place
Av Matthew S. Makley, Michael J. Makley
Häftad, 2010
282 kr
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On August 27, 2007, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier district court ruling that sport climbing on a Washoe Indian sacred site in western Nevada must cease. Cave Rock, a towering monolith jutting over the shore of Lake Tahoe, has been sacred to the Washoe people for over …
Saving Lake Tahoe
An Environmental History of a National Treasure
Häftad, 2014
274 kr
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The history of Lake Tahoe begins with the Washoe Indians who managed its resources for thousands of years, selectively utilising its bounty. The relatively brief Euro-American history at Lake Tahoe began in the mid-nineteenth century. Though awestruck by the lake’s beauty, the new arrivals were …
Open Spaces, Open Rebellions
The War Over America's Public Lands
Häftad, 2018
603 kr
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In the spring of 2014, rancher Cliven Bundy and his armed supporters engaged in a standoff with Bureau of Land Management agents, and once again, the federal management of public lands was in the national spotlight. The conflict arose because Bundy had not paid required grazing fees and a federal …
Imposing Order Without Law
American Expansion to the Eastern Sierra, 1850–1865
Häftad, 2022
282 kr
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In the 1850s, early Euro-American settlers established two remote outposts on the slopes of the eastern Sierra Nevada, both important way stations on the central emigrant trail. The Carson Valley settlement was located on the western edge of the Utah Territory, while the Honey Lake Valley hamlet, …
John Mackay
Silver King in the Gilded Age
Häftad, 2015
306 kr
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From the early 1870s until his death in 1902, John Mackay was among the richest men in the world and was without a doubt the wealthiest man to emerge from Nevada’s fabulous Comstock Lode. Author Michael J. Makley explores how, from his beginnings as a poor Irish immigrant, John Mackay developed a …
