Mapping historical Las Vegas : a cartographic journey /

Mapping historical Las Vegas : a cartographic journey /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Weber, Joe, 1970- author.
Imprint:	Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2022]
Description:	x, 343 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Travel. Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Maps. Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History. Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Description and travel. Nevada -- Las Vegas. History. Maps.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12744213

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ISBN:	9781948908405 1948908409 9781948908399
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book takes readers on a cartographic journey through thousands of years of history in Las Vegas, illustrating the history of the city and surrounding region from the time of the ancient Anasazi farmers to the present. It provides a geographic perspective on the city's growth, showing the influence of water, public land surveys, transportation routes, and casinos on the city's evolution. The visual elements also depict the development of the surrounding region, including public lands, military bases, and also reconstructs the settlement and geography of the canyons and valleys of the Colorado River before the Hoover Dam created Lake Mead"--

Table of Contents:

List of Maps
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Natural Setting
Chapter 3. Before Las Vegas
Chapter 4. The Founding of Las Vegas and its Growth
Chapter 5. Creating Lake Mead
Chapter 6. Quenching Las Vegas's Thirst
Chapter 7. Transporting Las Vegas
Chapter 8. Contemporary Geographies of Las Vegas
Chapter 9. Outside Las Vegas
Chapter 10. Unbuilt Las Vegas
Chapter 11. Remembering Las Vegas
List of Acronyms
References
Index
About the Author