| Las Vegas: The Great American Playground Expanded Edition Contributor(s): McCracken, Robert D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874173019 ISBN-13: 9780874173017 Publisher: University of Nevada Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1996 Annotation: This book traces the area's history from its first occupants 10,000 years ago to its present status as a gaming mecca and premier tourist destination. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 979.313 |
| LCCN: 97003272 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 7.1" W x 10" (0.89 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Locality - Las Vegas, Nevada - Geographic Orientation - Nevada |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This expanded edition is the perfect book for the southern Nevada-bound traveler or the armchair adventurer. The very name of the city conjures a collection of images: fun, excitement, escape . . . or, more concretely, mega-sized hotels and casinos, spectacular showrooms, theme parks, and marquees as large as office buildings lit with the names of the biggest stars. 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 individuals who made the desert bloom with undreamed-of possibilities. |