Las Vegas : a centennial history /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Reno :
University of Nevada Press,
©2005.
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| Series: | Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=136163 |
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.