Nevada: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Federal Writers’ Project, Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State (1940, reprinted as The WPA Guide to 1930s Nevada, 1991), provides a thorough but dated overview of the state. DeLorme Mapping Company, Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 6th ed. (2008), contains maps of the state’s topography. A study of the state’s settlement is found in Wilbur S. Shepperson, Restless Strangers: Nevada’s Immigrants and Their Interpreters (1970). Nevada Magazine (bimonthly) covers the state’s history, recreation, art, and gambling.

Russell R. Elliott, History of Nevada, 2nd ed., rev. (1987), is the most detailed and comprehensive reference. Michael W. Bowers, The Sagebrush State: Nevada’s History, Government, and Politics, 3rd ed. (2006), is also useful. Hal Rothman, Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-first Century (2003); and Virgil L. Hancock III and Gregory McNamee, American Byzantium (2001), provide overviews of the evolution of Nevada’s largest city. David Thomson, In Nevada: The Land, the People, God, and Chance (2000), provides a useful and well-written overview of Nevada history.

Roman J. Zorn Gregory Lewis McNamee

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Roman J. Zorn
    Emeritus Professor of American History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Author of numerous articles on U.S. history and political science.
  • Gregory Lewis McNamee

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Sep 30, 2024
Links added. Mar 29, 2023
Link added. Mar 14, 2023
Country Profile: Updated Governor. Jan 03, 2023
Modified link of Web site: Official Tourism Site of Nevada, United States. Dec 05, 2022
Add new Web site: The Official Site of the State of Nevada, United States. Sep 20, 2022
Added the relocation of the NFL's Raiders franchise to Las Vegas. Sep 08, 2020
Country Profile: Updated U.S. senators. Jan 07, 2019
Country Profile: Updated Governor. Jan 07, 2019
Corrected display issue. May 01, 2018
Country Profile: Added cross-references to the Country Profile. Jan 11, 2018
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Nevada, United States. Oct 11, 2017
Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - Nevada, United States. Oct 11, 2017
In the Cultural life section, added mention of the Vegas Golden Knights. Oct 06, 2017
Media added. May 19, 2017
Country Profile: Updated U.S. senators. Jan 30, 2017
Add new Web site: Nevada Legislature - Nevada Facts and State Emblems. Jan 09, 2017
Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Nevada, United States. Oct 06, 2016
Media added. Jun 03, 2016
Clarified that Nevada ranks 7th among U.S. states in terms of total area. Jun 17, 2015
In the Drainage section, deleted duplicate photograph of the Hoover Dam. Jan 11, 2013
Country Profile: Changed number of seats in U.S. House of Representatives to 4. Jan 03, 2013
Added image of a sage grouse. Apr 19, 2012
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Nevada, United States. Nov 23, 2011
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - History of Nevada. Nov 23, 2011
For the height of Boundary Peak, changed "13,143 feet (4,009 metres)" to "13,147 feet (4,007 metres)." Nov 16, 2011
Country Profile: Changed "GMT +" to "GMT -." Aug 08, 2011
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Nevada, United States. Jul 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Nevada, United States. Jul 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Nevada, United States. Jul 28, 2011
Add new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Nevada, United States. Jul 27, 2011
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Nevada, United States. Jul 26, 2011
Country Profile: Added governor, state song, U.S. senators, number of seats in House of Representatives, and time zone. Jul 22, 2011
Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Nevada, United States. Aug 12, 2010
Population data updated. Apr 09, 2010
Country Profile: Added area and population figures. Apr 09, 2010
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Travel and Cultures - Nevada. Apr 21, 2009
Bibliography reviewed and updated. Dec 12, 2008
Article reviewed and updated; illustrations added. Dec 12, 2008
Article reviewed and updated; illustrations added. Dec 12, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - History of Nevada. Nov 11, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Nevada. Jul 25, 2008
Added new Web site: U.S. Census Bureau - Nevada QuickFacts. Jul 24, 2006
Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Libertarian Party of Nevada. Jul 03, 2006
Added new Web site: NETSTATE - Nevada, United States. Jun 15, 2006
Added new Web site: The Official Site of the State of Nevada. Jun 15, 2006
Added new Web site: The American Southwest - Nevada. May 18, 2006
Article revised. Nov 10, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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