Reno, Las Vegas, and the Strip: A Tale of Three Cities

by Eugene P. Moehring

Book Overview

Eugene P. Moehring analyzes the development of Reno and Las Vegas since 1945 with special emphasis on the years after 1970. Major factors that shaped the development of both cities were the growth of corporate gaming and megaresorts and increased personal leisure and affluence. Moehring provides an engaging, informative, and readable history of the divergent paths that Reno and Las Vegas took over the past forty years. Reno, the nation's gambling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874179556
• ISBN13: 9780874179552
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"