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

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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.
Subjects:
Las Vegas (Nev.) > History.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > Description and travel.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > Economic conditions.
Business enterprises > Nevada > Las Vegas.
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Physical Description:xi, 145 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format: Electronic eBook
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.