Chautauqua – “Martin Mortensen: Pioneer of Verdi”
"Made in Nevada" Martin Mortensen came to the town of Verdi, Nevada when it was a thriving lumber mill town. The town of Verdi was named after Giuseppe Verdi by...
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Chautauqua – “Andrew Carnegie”
Festival Tent"Celebrating the American Spirit" Scottish-born Andrew Carnegie was an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist. Carnegie worked in a Pittsburgh cotton...
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Chautauqua – “Felice Cohn: Lawyer and Suffragist”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Felice Cohn, born and reared in Carson City, studied law for several years prior to being admitted to the bar in 1902. Her first cases were focused...
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Chautauqua – “Mary Austin – Eastern Sierra Author and Environmentalist”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Mary Hunter Austin was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain describes the fauna, flora,...
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Chautauqua – “Wild Horse Annie”
Festival Tent"Made in Nevada" Velma Johnston, known as Wild Horse Annie, was an American animal welfare activist who fought for the humane treatment of wild horses and burros. She is best...
