Historic Photos of Las Vegas

Historic Photos of Las Vegas

Historic Photos of Las Vegas

Historic Photos of Las Vegas

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Overview

Las Vegas—a Spanish word meaning "The Meadows" or "The Grasslands"—was established as a railroad town in 1905 and was officially incorporated in 1911. It is the largest city in the United States founded in the 20th century and goes by the two different nicknames of "The Entertainment Capital of the World" and "Sin City".

Las Vegas continues to evolve: the city legalized gambling in 1936, Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel opened in 1946 starting the now infamous Las Vegas Strip, and Steve Wynn opened The Mirage in 1989 starting a new era with the megaresort casinos. This book follows life, government, events and people important to Las Vegas history and the building of this unique city.

Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Las Vegas!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781618586476
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Publication date: 11/01/2007
Series: Historic Photos
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 220
File size: 32 MB
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About the Author

Jeff Burbank is a longtime journalist and editor who has been writing about Las Vegas history since the 1990s. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in communications-print journalism from American University. He is the author of License to Steal: Nevada's Gaming Control System in the Megaresort Age and Las Vegas Babylon. He has been published in many venues, including The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sun, Reno Gazette-Journal and Newsweek. He is currently an instructor for the English Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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