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Author:
Denton, Sally.
Title:
The money and the power : the making of Las Vegas and its hold on America / Sally Denton and Roger Morris.
Edition:
1st Vintage Books ed.
Publisher:
Vintage Books,
Copyright Date:
2002, c2001
Description:
x, 479 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Celebrities--Las Vegas--Las Vegas--History--20th century.
Politicians--Las Vegas--Las Vegas--History--20th century.
Organized crime--Las Vegas--Las Vegas--History--20th century.
Political corruption--United States--History--20th century.
Las Vegas (Nev.)--Civilization--20th century.
Las Vegas (Nev.)--Economic conditions--20th century.
Las Vegas (Nev.)--Biography.
Other Authors:
Morris, Roger.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-458) and index.
Summary:
A study of the past, present, and future of Las Vegas traces the history of the city; the roles of organized crime, politics, and business; and the implications of Las Vegas in terms of both mirroring and shaping America's changing values.
ISBN:
9780375701269
0375701265 (pbk.)
LCCN:
bl2002006149
Locations:
DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

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