Las Vegas : the great American playground / Robert D. McCracken.

Las Vegas: The Great American Playground, illustrated with many fine historical photographs, traces the city's history from its first Native American occupants more than 10,000 years ago to its present status as a premier tourist destination. It is the story of a group of colorful, enterprising indi...

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Main Author: McCracken, Robert D.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Language:English
Published: Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, [1997], ©1997.
Edition:Expanded edition.
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Physical Description:xi, 145 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
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505 0 |a 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. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135) and index. 
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