BOOKS BY JERRY AARON
These books are not available on Amazon and may be purchased directly from the author.
Nevada’s Times in Rhymes is directed toward young people to provide an understanding of Nevada’s past and present. The book takes the reader on a fun filled path of learning via rhymes. It begins with the Great Basin’s prehistoric times and moves onward to modern day. The rhymes convey much of Nevada’s history while providing information about the Silver State’s towns, wildlife, mining, rivers, its long-ago railroads and much more. Within the book's ninety-six pages are sixty-eight poems with over two hundred colorful illustrations that will augment the storyline as the reader travels to all areas of the Sagebrush State.
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A Chronicle of Nevada’s Great Basin is an interesting and informative read for everyone from Native Nevadans to new residents or travelers just passing through the Silver State. The book will provide the reader with an overview of America’s largest desert. Through straightforward text accented by over one hundred photographs, the book delivers an understanding of Nevada and the area of the Great Basin that lies within its boundaries. Represented are the rivers, reservoirs and vanishing lakes as well as the progression of transportation vehicles used by the hardiest of people who contributed so much to the history of the region.
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Nevada's Teamsters Truckers and Truck Stops is a chronicle of trucking in the Silver State begins with the Teamsters of the late 1800s and follows the transportation trail as it progressed from bullwhacker to throttle jockey. For truckers and nontruckers alike it provides an insight into the building of Nevada-based trucking companies along with those folks that provided food and fuel. It is a narrative of early trucking and some strong willed people that worked hard to make their living over and along the roads and highways that traverse Nevada’s high desert.
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Diesel Smoke Over Asphalt Ribbons is Jerry Aaron's first book and a perfect companion to the new book. This book is an affectionate, detailed look at trucking and truck drivers in Nevada and California who hauled loads over US 40 and the infamous Donner Pass during the 1930s and on, into the day of modern trucking along Interstate 80.
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Note that Nevada’s Times in Rhymes is only available to purchase directly from the author
To purchase, contact Jerry and he will arrange for payment and mailing.
To purchase, contact Jerry and he will arrange for payment and mailing.
Sundance Books - Reno
Nevada Historical Society - Reno
Nevada State Museum - Carson City
Nevada Railroad Museum - Carson City
Sparks Heritage Museum - Sparks
The Flag Store - Sparks
Churchill Museum - Fallon
Humboldt Museum - Winnemucca
Cookhouse Museum - Battle Mountain
Northeastern Nevada Museum - Elko
Central Nevada Museum - Tonopah
Beatty Museum & Historical Society - Beatty
Nevada Historical Society - Reno
Nevada State Museum - Carson City
Nevada Railroad Museum - Carson City
Sparks Heritage Museum - Sparks
The Flag Store - Sparks
Churchill Museum - Fallon
Humboldt Museum - Winnemucca
Cookhouse Museum - Battle Mountain
Northeastern Nevada Museum - Elko
Central Nevada Museum - Tonopah
Beatty Museum & Historical Society - Beatty