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Becoming America's playground : Las Vegas in the 1950s
Title
Becoming America's playground : Las Vegas in the 1950s / Larry D. Gragg.
ISBN
9780806163512
0806163518
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019]
Physical Description
xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
"The story of the emergence of Las Vegas as the premier tourist destination in the nation during the pivotal decade of the 1950s"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 11, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Vegas rising
Selling Vegas
Entertainment capital
Women in Las Vegas
Struggles for black entertainers
Mississippi in the desert
Mob Vegas
Atomic Vegas
Rat pack.
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