Las Vegas: A Centennial History

by Eugene P. Moehring and Michael S. Green

Book Overview

The meteoric rise of Las Vegas from a remote Mormon outpost to an international entertainment center was never a sure thing. In its first decades, the town languished, but when Nevada legalized casino gambling in 1931, Las Vegas met its destiny. This act--combined with the growing popularity of the automobile, cheap land and electricity, and changing national attitudes toward gambling--led to the fantastic casinos and opulent resorts that became the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874176158
• ISBN13: 9780874176155
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.0"