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Loading... Resort City in the Sunbelt, Las Vegas, 1930-2000, Second Editionby Eugene P. Moehring
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. As a native Las Vegan and somewhat historian myself, I always like reading these types of books to glean new information and perspectives about the history and vintage City. Not much new here for me BUT, if you don't know and are interested in Vintage Vegas, I recommend you read this book. there are dozens of them out there. this one is a good place to start, or if you are like me a trip down memory lane. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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 with a heavy reliance upon automobiles, a sluggish response to problems within minority communities, a preference for efficient, business-like government, and a mania for low taxes. The gaming and resort aspects are fully considered, but Moehring emphasizes the city as part of the continually expanding sunbelt. From this important study, historians will conclude that, despite some of its unusual traits, Las Vegas is much like other western cities and therefore deserves recognition as one of the fastest-growing centers in postwar America. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)979.3History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. NevadaLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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