{"title":"Donnelyn Curtis","description":"\u003cp\u003eDONNELYN CURTIS is a librarian at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she has served since 1998. Her books include \u003cem\u003eRemembering Reno\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Reno\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBefore the Big Bonanza: Dan De Quille’s Early Comstock Accounts\u003c\/em\u003e, the last co-edited with Lawrence I. Berkove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurtis held the roles of Director of Research Collections \u0026amp; Services and Head of Special Collections at the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries. She also served as project co-curator of an online exhibit on Reno’s divorce history, supported by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonnelyn Curtis’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-reno","title":"Historic Photos of Reno","description":"\u003cp\u003eReno was first known as a mid-nineteenth century mining town, owing to Nevada’s ample supply of silver and gold. Over the next hundred years, the city became an urban playground, notorious for a lax political environment that encouraged unconventional activities such as prizefighting, gambling, and uncontested divorce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Reno\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Reno’s development through nearly 200 archival black-and-white photographs. Author Donneyln Curtis transports the reader through the city’s history, illustrating how a sleepy mining community grew into the \"biggest Little City in the World.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1684420148\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781684420148\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Donnelyn Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43297521139928,"sku":"9781684420148","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781684420148_FC_mockup_v2_1663702288_d62c7938-cace-439e-881a-7e27308fda1b.jpg?v=1791051434"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-donnelyn-curtis.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}