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Robert Laxalt began his writing career as a journalist working for United Press International, before starting his own news service in Nevada in the 1950s. In 1957, Laxalt published his second book Sweet Promised Land , which was widely read and remains his best-known work today.
Mar 4, 2023 · Robert Laxalt was born in 1923 into a sheepherder's family, and his father's home was the hills of Nevada. From this humble beginning, Laxalt rose to be a giant of...
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He was a revered teacher and the voice of the Basque immigrants in America. The non-fiction classic about his father, Sweet Promised Land (1957), was followed by In a Hundred Graves (1972), and Nevada: A History (1977). The novella, A Cup of Tea in Pamplona (1985), was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
- 1988 Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Inductee
Jul 16, 2007 · Robert Laxalt (1923-2001) is best known for his book Sweet Promised Land (1957), a moving story about accompanying his father on a trip to his natal Basque country.
Mar 12, 2023 · In the state’s hallowed trinity of celebrated literary figures, Robert Laxalt’s mark on Nevada letters seems the most improbable. A young Sam Clemens, smart-alecky younger brother of the secretary of Nevada Territory, spent a formative but brief stint in Virginia City as an inventive cub reporter for the Territorial Enterprise.
Jul 26, 2022 · The visionary who founded the University Press was Nevada author Robert Laxalt. His most famous book, "Sweet Promised Land," is the story of his Basque father. It begins with the legendary...
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Sep 26, 2013 · Robert Laxalt, whose journalism, creative nonfiction and fiction made him a national and international literary figure, is the most acclaimed writer from the state of Nevada in modern times.
