[4] His brother Paul Laxalt later became Governor of Nevada (1967–1971) and then a United States senator (1974–1986).

[3] Robert Laxalt began his writing career as a journalist working for United Press International, before starting his own news service in Nevada in the 1950s.

[5] In 1957, Laxalt published his second book Sweet Promised Land, which was widely read and remains his best-known work today.

Laxalt later published over a dozen books, among which several (like Sweet Promised Land and The Basque Hotel) are biographical or semi-fictional accounts of his family's history.

[5] In 1961, Robert Laxalt founded the University of Nevada Press and served as its first editor.