The Basques of Reno and the Northeastern Sierra

by Joxe Mallea-Olaetxe

Book Overview

Thanks to DNA research, the Basques of the Pyrenees Mountains are no longer the "mystery people." Thirty-five thousand years ago, they traveled from Central Asia to Western Europe, where they still live, speaking a language unlike any other. After helping Columbus discover America, Basques spread out from the Pampas to California and beyond into the Sierra and Reno, Nevada. For a century, they were the sheepherders of the West and documented their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738569615
• ISBN13: 9780738569611
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"