ABOUT THE AUTHOR
As the 1950s were nearing an end California native Jerry Aaron and his father relocated from the Golden State to the Silver State. As a youngster he viewed the move to Nevada as nothing more than another childhood adventure. The boy soon discovered that Nevadans held a more “live and let live” attitude toward life. Nevada’s 24 hour live style its legal gambling, prostitution, quickie divorces and highways with no speed limits was fast paced to say the least.
During the late 1950’s and Reno was known and lived up to its title of “The Biggest Little City in the World”. It mattered little that for the most part the innermost excitement of the casinos was off limits to the transplanted youngster. |
For teenagers in Reno and Sparks in the times of 1950s and 60s there was plenty of night time excitement under the bright light outside the doors of the casinos. Cruising Virginia Street the brightest (at that time) main drag in the west was the coolest.
Exploring the vastness of Nevada and the Great Basin and its history became a large part of the young man’s life. Following a fifty plus year career entailing many aspects of Nevada’s trucking industry allowed the author to travel throughout the Great Basin. Interacting with the people of his adopted state fueled a respect for the history of those that tackled the harsh living conditions that were once a part of Nevada. Through his travels the author developed a love for the land and its people that he hopes to covey through this writing.
Exploring the vastness of Nevada and the Great Basin and its history became a large part of the young man’s life. Following a fifty plus year career entailing many aspects of Nevada’s trucking industry allowed the author to travel throughout the Great Basin. Interacting with the people of his adopted state fueled a respect for the history of those that tackled the harsh living conditions that were once a part of Nevada. Through his travels the author developed a love for the land and its people that he hopes to covey through this writing.