Mirage-land Book

I don't like books that take a non-linear style, and David Thomson's book about the state of Nevada, its history and musings on modern life there, is done in a meandering, frustrating style. Even though it's a pain in the neck to plow through, he does provide some interesting sketches of the explorers, Indians, miners, rogues, charlatans and kingpins that have made the Silver State what it is. Nevada outside of Las Vegas and Reno is mostly obscure, and he does a somewhat adequate job trying to fill in the blank spaces on the map. Would have been more effective if he had followed a more reasonable timeline.