Sweet Promised Land by University Of Nevada Press
Dominique was sixteen when he left the French Pyrenees for America. He became a sheepherder in the Nevada desert. Like all his fellow Basque immigrants, he dreamed of someday returning to the land of his beginnings. Most Basques never made the journey back, but Dominique did return for a visit with family. This work tells the story of that trip.
Robert Laxalt grew up in Carson City, Nevada. He attended Santa Clara University in California and later graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno. He joined the staff of the University of Nevada in 1954, serving first as director of News and Publications and later as director of the University of Nevada Press, which he founded. He was named a Reynolds Distinguished Visiting Professor and was the first occupant of the Distinguished Nevada Author Chair. The author of seventeen books and many national magazine articles, his work has received international critical acclaim. He lived in Washoe Valley until his death in 2001. Ann Ronald, Foundation Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno, has written extensively about the American West and western American literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780874177060 |
| ISBN 10 | 0874177065 |
| Title | Sweet Promised Land |
| Author | University Of Nevada Press |
| Series | Basque Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Nevada Press |
| Year published | 2007-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 207 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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