Las Vegas : A Centennial History /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moehring, Eugene P.
Other Authors: Green, Michael S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Las Vegas Region (Nev.) > History.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > Economic conditions.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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