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Las Vegas: A Centennial History (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Eugene P. Moehring
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Description for Las Vegas: A Centennial History (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Paperback. This is an account of the growth of Las Vegas, the impact of politics and war, and the struggle to establish a diverse economy. Aspects of city building, creation of infrastructure and transportation, the struggle to obtain a reliable source of water, and the function of cultural, educational and religious institutions are all given consideration. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 77 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Since Las Vegas was founded on May 15, 1905, when the Union Pacific auctioned off land around its new railroad shops, the city has grown from a ramshackle village to a sprawling metropolitan area of well over a million people. Such phenomenal growth was never a sure thing - in its first decades, the town languished as a railroad company town and market center for nearby ranches and mines. The construction of Hoover Dam in the 1930s brought thousands of workers, some of whom decided to stay, and World War II and the Cold War brought others, including military personnel ... Read more
Since Las Vegas was founded on May 15, 1905, when the Union Pacific auctioned off land around its new railroad shops, the city has grown from a ramshackle village to a sprawling metropolitan area of well over a million people. Such phenomenal growth was never a sure thing - in its first decades, the town languished as a railroad company town and market center for nearby ranches and mines. The construction of Hoover Dam in the 1930s brought thousands of workers, some of whom decided to stay, and World War II and the Cold War brought others, including military personnel ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874176155
SKU
V9780874176155
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Ref
99-15
About Eugene P. Moehring
Eugene P. Moehring is professor of history at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. He is also the author of Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930-2000 and of Urbanism and Empire in the Far West, 1840-1890 (both published by the University of Nevada Press). Michael S. Green is professor of history at the Community College of Southern ... Read more
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