The latest issue of Nevada in the West Magazine, Fall 2011 (Vol. 2, No. 3), is out in bookstores and in mailboxes now.  We reviewed the first few issues in a previous issue of The Nevada Review, and spoke glowingly of our good friends there at the magazine who do so much for literature and history in our state.

The magazine, which started shortly after we launched our journal, has been great to us over the years, and has been able to do many things that we haven’t.  Here is how I described it in my review:

Nevada in the West is a glossy and well-designed magazine dedicated to the history and splendor of Nevada. Issued quarterly, its editorial focus spans the State, covering all aspects of Nevada’s history through a variety of genres, including reviews, interviews, essays, scholarly articles, and announcements. Additionally, because of the magazine’s focus on presenting the excellent content in most appealing manner possible, all of the content is complemented by historic and contemporary photography.

Take a look at the contents for the latest issue below, and be sure to pick up a copy and see all of the other interesting items that aren’t included below:

• Atomic Cheeseheads The Nevada Test Site and Las Vegas in the 1950s, by Aaron McArthur
• The Liberty Belle – A Reno Landmark, by Marshall A. Fey
• Tonopah, Nevada, Mining Disaster of 1911, by William J. Metscher
• The IRA and “Indian New Deal” in Nevada, by Shayne Del Cohen
• Lake Tahoe’s Thunderbird Lodge Historic Site, by Bill Watson
• Japanese Balloon Bombs Over Nevada During World War II, by Chuck Weller
• Jean McElrath Remembered, by Milton L. Sharp
• Phyllis Bendure and the Pentagon Patches, by Ken Beaton