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Take a look inside Nevada Rock Art at photo-eye.com
Nevada Rock Art contains rarely seen images that are themselves artifacts of fieldwork conducted throughout the back roads, valleys, summits, drainages, and mountain ridges of Nevada. From the northernmost wildlife refuge to the sun-blasted southern tip of creosote-bush country, the process … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus R Quinlan, Art, Artifacts, Black Rock Institute Press, Limited Edition, Mark Boatwright, Nevada, nevada rock art, Paul F. Starrs, Peter Goin, Petroglyphs, photoeye.com, Photography, Pictographs, Regional, Rock Art Gallery
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Black Rock (paperback)
The Black Rock is a desert realm the size of Delaware about one hundred miles north of Reno, Nevada. Shaped by water, wind, geothermal activity, and human interaction since ancient times, the desolate, haunting landscape nonetheless teems with life in … Continue reading
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Tagged American West, Arborglyphs, Art, Black Rock, Black Rock Desert, Burning Man, Explorer, Geography, Gerlach, History, Landscape, Map, Nevada, paperback, Paul F. Starrs, Peter Goin, Photography, playa, Starrs
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Sagebrush Conversations
Where the Sage Meets the Sky: Great Basin Landscapes Wednesday, March 7, 3 – 5 p.m. Nevada Today, Events @ Nevada. In conjunction with the current Special Collections exhibit Where the Sage Meets the Sky: Great Basin Landscapes, join us for a series … Continue reading
Posted in Black Rock paperback
Tagged Art, Black Rock, Black Rock Desert, Fine Art, Fun, Geography, Map, Nevada, paperback, Peter Goin, Photography, Special Event, University of Nevada
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Amazon.com review of Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert
Amazon.com review of Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert By Judy Winzeler This review is from: Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert (paperback). Mackedon is one of a growing number of Nevada poets, novelists, artists and scholars who are recording the nuclear history of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon.com, Black Rock Institute Press, Book, mackedon, Nevada, Nuclear History, Review
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Horsepower: The Cowboy Rides into the Future
November 16th, 2011 ~ This week on American Routes we’re exploring the life of the cowboy. From the Nevada deserts to the swampy forests of Florida, the cowboy is an enduring symbol of American individualism and self-reliance. We’ll visit with several … Continue reading
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Tagged American Routes, cowboy, Paul F. Starrs, public radio, ranching
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The Atomic Test Named Priscilla
The Atomic Test Named Priscilla by Michon Mackedon “Priscilla is best known as one of the three “doom town” tests, the other two being Annie and Apple II. The primary objective of the Priscilla event was to correlate the yield of … Continue reading
Nevada Rock Art
Nevada Rock Art is a fine art limited edition book produced at the highest standards of offset printing, using state-of-the-art color presses. There are 1,000 limited edition copies, signed and numbered. The book includes essays by Peter Goin and Paul F. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Black Rock Institute Press, Fine Art, Goin, History, Limited Edition, Nevada, New Book, Peter Goin, Photography, Research
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Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert
Author, Michon Mackedon, presenting her Award winning, new book Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert (2010) at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada, Reno. Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert is available online from Museum of New Mexico Press or locally from Black Rock Institute Press and … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Rock Institute Press, Bombast, Michon Mackedon, Nevada Humanities, Paul F. Starrs, Peter Goin, Reno, spinningatoms.com, University of Nevada
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Black Rock book fans, an event dedicated to the Black Rock Desert.
Nevada Foyer, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno Sunday, December 11, noon to 5 pm Enter a Raffle for a chance to Win 2 Burning Man 2012 tickets! via When the pavement ends, the experience begins. | Friends of Black Rock High … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Rock, Black Rock Desert, Burning Man, Friends of Black Rock / High Rock, Fun, Reno, Special Event
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Michon Mackedon Signs Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert
Author Event at Barnes & Noble in Reno, Nevada Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert is a crucial linchpin in Atomic Revival studies. Michon Mackedon recounts Nevada’s relationship with the nuclear industry. Please join us today and meet the author. … Continue reading
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