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|  | | A Short History of Carson City
Overview of the history of Nevada's state capital city.
"span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">A Short History of Carson City" traces its history from its origin as a mid-nineteenth-century trading post to its rise as the political center of Nevada. /span> | |  | | A Short History of Reno, Second Edition
An overview of the fascinating history of the Biggest Little City in the World: Reno, Nevada.
span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">This completely revised and updated edition of /span>i style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">A Short History of Reno/i>span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> provides an entertaining and informative account of Reno’s remarkably colorful history. Richard Moreno discusses Reno’s efforts, from its early beginnings in the 1850s to t | |  | | Adaven
Reality and fantasy collide when a young boy named Hank discovers a mysterious golden flashlight that leads him to a magical place called Adaven.
Reality and fantasy collide when a young boy named Hank discovers a mysterious golden flashlight that leads him to a magical place called Adaven. There, he encounters a talking insect and the Tree Wizard, who tells him the most amazing story in which he is the main character and he has a duty to deliver the world's most delicious pie to another great wizard. Along the way, he is tempted, teased, and tormented by a host of strange creatures all coveting his prize. | |  | | Backyard Travels in Northern Nevada
Day trips and outings throughout Northern Nevada
| |  | | Endless Nevada
Coffee table-type photo/essay book spotlighting the beauty of Nevada.
div class="content">Beautiful photo essay coffee table book about Nevada. Photos by noted Nevada photographer Larry Prosor and essays written by former Nevada Magazine publisher Richard Moreno. Foreword by award winning Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist John L. Smith./div> | |  | | Frontier Fake News: Nevada's Sagebrush Humorists and Hoaxsters
In the 19th century, Nevada's newspapers entertained readers with a variety of hoaxes, literary feuds, and other creative writing endeavors.
span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">When readers see the names Mark Twain and Dan De Quille, fake news may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But these legendary journalists were some of the original, and most prolific, fake news writers in the early years of Nevada’s history. Frontier Fake News puts a spotlight on the hoaxes, feuds, pranks, outright lies, witty writing, and other literary devices utilized by a number of the Silver State’s frontier newsmen from the mid-nineteenth throug | |  | | Mysteries and Legends of Nevada
A look at more than a dozen enduring mysteries and legends in the Silver State.
| |  | | Nevada Curiosities
A guide to the offbeat, wacky, unusual people, places and things found in Nevada.
Nevada’s oddest, wackiest and most offbeat people, places and things are highlighted in a new book, Nevada Curiosities, written by Richard Moreno, former longtime publisher of Nevada Magazine and author of several books about the Silver State.
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The book spotlights more than 135 of the state’s most unusual attributes ranging from the famed Shoe Tree on the Loneliest Road in America (U.S. 50) to the old Pioneer Saloon in the ghost town of Goodsprings, southwest of Las Vegas.
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Readers will learn where to find the world’s most expensive hamburger, | |  | | Nevada Myths and Legends, 2nd Edition
Second Edition of Mysteries and Legends of Nevada that has been expanded with additional stories.
| |  | | Roadside History of Nevada
A statewide guide to historic sites throughout the Silver State.
span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">span style="font-size: larger;">There's more to Nevada than one-armed bandits, cheap buffets, and Elvis impersonators. From ice ages to expeditions, Paiutes to pioneers, and dams to divorce seekers, Roadside History of Nevada provides an overview of the Silver State. Richard Moreno divides Nevada into six geographical-historical areas, rich and often surprising in detail: Pyramid Lake yielded a world-record 41-pound cutthroat trout; Virginia City housed Mark Twain when he wrote for the Territorial Enterprise; and Lovelock Cave was the site of one | |  | | The Backyard Traveler Returns: 62 Outings in Southern, Eastern Nevada
Collection of newspaper columns spotlighting roadside attractions in Southern and Eastern Nevada that originally appeared in the Nevada Appeal.
span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: "Amazon Ember", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This work was published as a fundraiser for the Carson City, Nevada Children's Museum. The contents were originally produced as weekly columns in the "Nevada Appeal" newspaper, and the 54 columns contained within offer some of the best ideas for day trips in northern Nevada. Illustrations are included. /span> | |  | | The Backyard Traveler: 54 Outings in Northern Nevada
Collection of newspaper columns spotlighting roadside attractions in Nevada that originally appeared in the Nevada Appeal.
span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: "Amazon Ember", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This work was published as a fundraiser for the Carson City, Nevada Children's Museum. The contents were originally produced as weekly columns in the "Nevada Appeal" newspaper, and the 54 columns contained within offer some of the best ideas for day trips in northern Nevada. Illustrations are included. /span> | |  | | The Nevada Trivia Book
What's Nevada's tallest mountain? Oldest tree? Longest road? The Nevada Trivia Book is filled with fascinating facts and information about Nevada told in a Question/Answer format.
span style="font-size: larger;">span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Newly revised, expanded and updated, The Nevada Trivia Book, Third Edition, by Richard Moreno is a frolic through the colorful history, people and vital statistics of Nevada in Q & A format by the publisher of Nevada Magazine. It's fun, it's fascinating, and it's never boring! From ghost towns to casinos, statesmen to scoundrels, numerous photos bring Nevada of yesterday and today alive... Read the trivia behind the glamour and lights of the Laughlin and Las Vegas casinos. Find out where tourists can take their | |  | | Washington Historic Places on the National Register
A sampler of 50 carefully curated sites spotlighting the amazing diversity of Washington's historic places, found in nearly every corner of the state.
span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Washington boasts more than 1,600 locations on the National Register of Historic Places ranging from a quaint, pioneer country church and a log cabin school to elegant Victorian-era courthouses and a sacred waterfall. The various featured sites represent the rich history and culture of the Evergreen State from prehistoric Native American settlements to the first trading post/fort erected in the Pacific Northwest. Beautiful photographs of each historic place in its modern se |
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