Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930-2000

by Eugene P. Moehring

Book Overview

Resort City in the Sunbelt is a non-sensationalistic, scholarly account of Las Vegas from the building of the Hoover Dam to the construction of the MGM Grand Hotel. Historian Eugene Moehring provides a balanced view of the city's urban development. Although a unique city in many ways, Las Vegas has displayed characteristics common to other sunbelt cities across the western United States--including underfunded social services, low-density urbanization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874173566
• ISBN13: 9780874173567
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"