Las Vegas : the great American playground /
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| Author / Creator: | McCracken, Robert D. |
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| Edition: | Expanded ed. |
| Imprint: | Reno : University of Nevada Press, c1997. |
| Description: | xi, 145 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2759085 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Setting
- 2. Early Exploration
- 3. In the Aftermath of the Gold Diggers: The Valley is Settled
- 4. The Town is Born
- 5. Dams, Dice, and Divorce: Las Vegas in the 1930s
- 6. Federal Projects Promote Growth
- 7. The Strip is Born - with Thanks to Los Angeles
- 8. A Decade of Development: The 1950s
- 9. Corporate Investment: the 1960s and 1970s
- 10. A New Image: The 1980s and Beyond
- 11. In Remembrance.
