Robert Laxalt grew up in Carson City, Nevada. He attended Santa Clara University in California and later graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno. He joined the staff of the University of Nevada in 1954, serving first as director of News and Publications and later as director of the University of Nevada Press, which he founded. He was named a Reynolds Distinguished Visiting Professor and was the first occupant of the Distinguished Nevada Author Chair. The author of seventeen books and many national magazine articles, his work has received international critical acclaim. He lived in Washoe Valley until his death in 2001.

• Cover PageTitle PageCopyright PageAuthor's NoteA Flight of DovesWordsOn Market DayCommon GoalThe Fishing FleetLawInvadersTree of GernikaTragedyWeaknessFete Dieu in IholdyBasque TroubadoursGood and Evil Joust on a Wine GlassContrabandiersFrills and FancyHigh Mountain ChapelCuriosityThe PilgrimageA Mean WomanOpen DoorsHigh Country / Low CountryThe Priest at ArneguyAn AuctionDutySorginaWorkThe German OccupationPenance for a CollaboratorThe Street of the AmericansReputationA Lion TamerThe Village GossipLet It Go ByPantashaBohemesArretalephoDrinkThe Brotherhood of ShepherdsThe Basque CharacterFishwivesThe Wind and the RainDawnStationMarriageWinterContraband: Matching Wits and WilesOld Woman's AdmonitionNeither a Basque Heart Nor SongOld Woman with a CarA Diffusion of LightThe Man at AldudesThe Land Is Their LifeEqualityA Complicated TransactionVillage ChurchyardsA Bargain with the DevilPace of LifeA Bond of BloodBetrayalThe Founding FatherThe Grand ChateauTrustDutyPoor and ProudEpilogue: AgurAn Album of Photos from the Basque Country

“Short chapters, descriptive narration, and old sayings give the book the feel of a personal journal.” —France Today

Robert Laxalt grew up in Carson City, Nevada. He attended Santa Clara University in California and later graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno. He joined the staff of the University of Nevada in 1954, serving first as director of News and Publications and later as director of the University of Nevada Press, which he founded. He was named a Reynolds Distinguished Visiting Professor and was the first occupant of the Distinguished Nevada Author Chair. The author of seventeen books and many national magazine articles, his work has received international critical acclaim. He lived in Washoe Valley until his death in 2001.

• Cover PageTitle PageCopyright PageAuthor's NoteA Flight of DovesWordsOn Market DayCommon GoalThe Fishing FleetLawInvadersTree of GernikaTragedyWeaknessFete Dieu in IholdyBasque TroubadoursGood and Evil Joust on a Wine GlassContrabandiersFrills and FancyHigh Mountain ChapelCuriosityThe PilgrimageA Mean WomanOpen DoorsHigh Country / Low CountryThe Priest at ArneguyAn AuctionDutySorginaWorkThe German OccupationPenance for a CollaboratorThe Street of the AmericansReputationA Lion TamerThe Village GossipLet It Go ByPantashaBohemesArretalephoDrinkThe Brotherhood of ShepherdsThe Basque CharacterFishwivesThe Wind and the RainDawnStationMarriageWinterContraband: Matching Wits and WilesOld Woman's AdmonitionNeither a Basque Heart Nor SongOld Woman with a CarA Diffusion of LightThe Man at AldudesThe Land Is Their LifeEqualityA Complicated TransactionVillage ChurchyardsA Bargain with the DevilPace of LifeA Bond of BloodBetrayalThe Founding FatherThe Grand ChateauTrustDutyPoor and ProudEpilogue: AgurAn Album of Photos from the Basque Country

“Short chapters, descriptive narration, and old sayings give the book the feel of a personal journal.” —France Today

Robert Laxalt grew up in Carson City, Nevada. He attended Santa Clara University in California and later graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno. He joined the staff of the University of Nevada in 1954, serving first as director of News and Publications and later as director of the University of Nevada Press, which he founded. He was named a Reynolds Distinguished Visiting Professor and was the first occupant of the Distinguished Nevada Author Chair. The author of seventeen books and many national magazine articles, his work has received international critical acclaim. He lived in Washoe Valley until his death in 2001.

• Cover PageTitle PageCopyright PageAuthor's NoteA Flight of DovesWordsOn Market DayCommon GoalThe Fishing FleetLawInvadersTree of GernikaTragedyWeaknessFete Dieu in IholdyBasque TroubadoursGood and Evil Joust on a Wine GlassContrabandiersFrills and FancyHigh Mountain ChapelCuriosityThe PilgrimageA Mean WomanOpen DoorsHigh Country / Low CountryThe Priest at ArneguyAn AuctionDutySorginaWorkThe German OccupationPenance for a CollaboratorThe Street of the AmericansReputationA Lion TamerThe Village GossipLet It Go ByPantashaBohemesArretalephoDrinkThe Brotherhood of ShepherdsThe Basque CharacterFishwivesThe Wind and the RainDawnStationMarriageWinterContraband: Matching Wits and WilesOld Woman's AdmonitionNeither a Basque Heart Nor SongOld Woman with a CarA Diffusion of LightThe Man at AldudesThe Land Is Their LifeEqualityA Complicated TransactionVillage ChurchyardsA Bargain with the DevilPace of LifeA Bond of BloodBetrayalThe Founding FatherThe Grand ChateauTrustDutyPoor and ProudEpilogue: AgurAn Album of Photos from the Basque Country

“Short chapters, descriptive narration, and old sayings give the book the feel of a personal journal.” —France Today