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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert D McCracken |
ISBN: | 0963911988 9780963911988 |
OCLC Number: | 34354340 |
Notes: | "Traces the city's history from its Native American occupants more than 10,000 years ago to its present status as a premiere tourist destination."--Page 4 of cover. |
Description: | xi, 127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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. |
Responsibility: | Robert D. McCracken. |
Abstract:
Tracing the history of Las Vegas, from its first Native American occupants to its present status as a premier tourist and family destination, this book is the story of a group of colourful and enterprising individuals who made the desert bloom with undreamed-of possibilities.
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