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"Las Vegas: A Centennial History celebrates the city's unparalleled growth in the brief century of its existence, examining both the development of its gaming industry and the creation of an urban complex that over a million people proudly call home. Here are the colorful characters who sh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moehring, Eugene P.
Otros Autores: Green, Michael S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©2005.
Colección:Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history.
Temas:
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Economic history
Las Vegas (Nev.) > History.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > Economic conditions.
Las Vegas Region (Nev.) > History.
Nevada > Las Vegas
Nevada > Las Vegas Region
Las Vegas, Nev.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Before the city
  • Birth of a railroad town, 1902-1910
  • A new city takes shape, 1911-1920
  • Setting the tone, 1920s
  • The dam era : railroad town into tourist town
  • World war and its aftermath : gambling becomes king
  • City and strip : laying a metropolitan foundation
  • Growth and community conflict, 1960s
  • Gaming and world recognition
  • Suburbanization and diversity, 1970-2005.

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