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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The celebration of Nevada's semicentennial of statehood

The celebration of Nevada's semicentennial of statehood

Elizabeth Wier, Jeanne

Paperback

ArchaeologyRegional: Southwest

ISBN10: 9353709369
ISBN13: 9789353709365
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.14 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In 1914, Nevada marked fifty years in the Union. Nevada turns fifty; listen closely. Jeanne Elizabeth Wier's The celebration of Nevada's semicentennial of statehood records the Nevada statehood semicentennial as it was presented to the public: a commemorative history booklet and primary source pamphlet shaped by civic pride and official memory. Rooted in Carson City Nevada and written for a wide audience, it keeps the flavour of state history proceedings, preserving names, institutions, and the formal rhetoric that turns events into heritage. For readers drawn to Nevada pioneer heritage, it offers a sharp glimpse of Nevada in 1914, when the language of progress sat alongside a longing for origins. As a Nevada history reference, it suits casual browsing yet rewards local history researchers, genealogists, and anyone tracing how communities chose to tell their own story within American West history. Its power lies in what it does not polish: the assumptions, priorities, and public-facing tone of a statehood anniversary celebration. Read it as commemorative culture in motion: the official voice, the desire to educate, and the careful framing of place. For classrooms, museums, and collections, it offers a compact record of its moment. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this archival reprint edition has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure -- it is ideal for readers of classic Americana and classic-book collectors who want the documentary texture of the past, not a summary.

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