This double biography and critical study tells the story of the friendship between Nevada's leading artist and leading novelist of the twentieth century. The Nevada They Knew is also a memoir, of Shafton's friendship with Caples, his attachment to Clark's novel The City of Trembling Leaves, and his connection to a land both men taught him to love.
A small manuscript collection in Special Collections, on the third floor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center consisting of eight letters from Caples to Shafton and five to Caples between 1977 and 1980. The collection is open to the public 9-5 Monday through Friday. More information about the collection.
