Las Vegas
A drive through Las Vegas at night along part of the road from the airport to the city that includes the strip. Key features of this famous resort are pointed out as we go along, and the history and development of the settlement explained.
Playing time: 9 min
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Route 50
The Great Basin is the largest area of internal drainage in North America. It includes many salt lakes including the Great Salk Lake of Utah
Playing time: 5 min
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Reno
Reno, in Northern Nevada, is known as 'the Biggest Little City in the World.'
Playing time: 3 min
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Virginia City
Virginia City was a boom town following the discovery of silver in the Comstock Lode in 1858.
Playing time: 3 min
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Petroglyphs
A glyph is something carved. Petra means 'stone', so petroglyphs are drawings carved into stone.
Playing time: 3 min |
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Hoover Dam
Drive-through footage of the Hoover Dam, which is on the Colorado River to provide a supply of drinking water to nearby states including Nevada and Arizona.
Playing time: 9 min
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Freeway
A drive along a section of I 15 through Nevada explaining the history of the Interstate System.
Playing time: 11 min
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The history of America
An introductory video about the history of America, from Native American peoples to the present day, through early settlers, colonial times, revolution and independence, Civil War, the Gilded Age, Immigration, the Great Depression, and more. Designed to support our 'History of America' book.
Playing time: 15 min
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