Bibliography
Articles
- Jerome L. Lorry, "Unveiling the Black Rock A History of Exploration in Nevada's Remote Northwest Corner," Nevada State Historical Society Quarterly, p. 3-24, Spring 2008.
Authors
- See Authors
Bibliographies
- Nevada Outdoor School, "Fly Canyon Resources."
Historical Sources
- Myron Angel, David F. Myrick, "Reproduction of Thompson and West's History of Nevada, 1881," (1881, 1958).
- Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names," (1974).
- Desert Magazine
- Asa Merrill Fairfield, "Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California," p (1916). (Full text also from Archive.org.)
- N. A. Hummel, "General History and Resources of Washoe County, Nevada," 1888. - possible photo of Wadsworth Library, Depot and Other Buildings.
- Donald Jackson and Mary Lee Spence (eds.), "The expeditions of John Charles Frémont," 1970.
- Frank Kester, "Folder 10, Biography 1925, Black Rock Desert," Guide to the Frank Kester Papers, ca. 1912-1981, California Historical Society, North Baker Library San Francisco, California 94105-4014. Kester was a reporter for the Oakland Tribune, perhaps he was reporting about Barbara Worth?
Fiction
- Frank Bergon, "Wild Game," 1994. A work of fiction that mentions Ronald Bristlewolf.
- Frank Bergon, "Shoshone Mike," 1989. A work of fiction based on the life of Mike Daggett.
- Jason S. Walters, "An Unforgiving Land, Reloaded: Tales of Horror from the Black Rock" (2013)
Geology
See Geology.
Non-Fiction
- Christopher Brooks, "Black Rock Desert," 2013. Images of America series.
- Carolyn Dufurrena, Linda Hussa, Sophie Sheppard, "Sharing Fencelines: Three Friends Write from Nevada's Sagebrush Corner"
- Chuck Dodd, "Guide to Getting Around in the Black Rock Desert and High Rock Canyon," a fantastic how-to exploration resource.
- Effie Mona Mack, "The Indian massacre of 1911 at Little High Rock Canyon, Nevada," 1968. About Mike Daggett.
- Bernard Mergen, "At Pyramid Lake", 2014.
- Raymond M. Smith, "Nevada's northwest corner: the Black Rock Country of Northern Humboldt, Pershing & Washoe Counties," Silver State Printing, Minden, NV, 1996.
- Washoe County Library - a list of books about the area.
- Sessions S. Wheeler, "Nevada's Black Rock Desert," 1985. The canonical history of the area.
Bookstores
Publishers
Misc
BLM
- BLM, "Emigrant Trails in the Black Rock Desert," Technical Report 6, 1980.
- Smith, Regina C., "Prehistory and history of the Winnemucca District : a cultural resources literature overview," (1983)
See Also
- Research - Other sources of interest