LAS VEGAS HISTORY

 

Books for Adults

The first 100 : portraits of the men and women who shaped Las Vegas
The first 100 : portraits of the men and women who shaped Las Vegas

A collective biography of the one hundred most influential people in the history of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas: 1905 - 1965
Las Vegas: 1905 - 1965

The Moulin Rouge and Black rights in Las Vegas
The Moulin Rouge and Black rights in Las Vegas

The money and the power : the making of Las Vegas and its hold on America, 1947-2000
The money and the power : the making of Las Vegas and its hold on America, 1947-2000
by Denton, Sally

This recent title looks at the underworld and the combination of legal and illegal funds, drugs, gambling, and politics as the driving force behind the development of Las Vegas for the last 50 years.

Resort city in the sunbelt : Las Vegas, 1930-2000
Resort city in the sunbelt : Las Vegas, 1930-2000
by Moehring, Eugene P

The standard work on the history of Las Vegas which focuses on the social, economic, and political development of Las Vegas since 1930.

Las Vegas : a centennial history
Las Vegas : a centennial history
by Moehring, Eugene P

A Las Vegas History, fresh for the Centennial Celebration!

Fly on the wall
Fly on the wall
by Odessky, Dick.

Recollections of Las Vegas´ good old, bad old days