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Take a look inside Nevada Rock Art at photo-eye.com

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

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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Black Rock (paperback)

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

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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Sagebrush Conversations

Posted on February 17, 2012 by admin

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 →

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Amazon.com review of Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

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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Horsepower: The Cowboy Rides into the Future

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

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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The Atomic Test Named Priscilla

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Nevada Rock Art

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

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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Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert

Posted on December 12, 2011 by admin

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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Black Rock book fans, an event dedicated to the Black Rock Desert.

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin

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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Michon Mackedon Signs Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

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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