Unreal city, Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the fate of the West, Judith Nies
Type
Label
Unreal city, Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the fate of the West, Judith Nies
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index
Illustrations
maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Unreal city
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
865574931
Responsibility statement
Judith Nies
Sub title
Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the fate of the West
Table of contents
Everyone comes for the money -- Goldwater and the Desert Inn -- The ladiies from Black Mesa -- Founding myths : Laughlin, Nevada -- Gilded age land grabs -- The Indian lawyer and a brief history of coal -- The Mormon West -- Legal theft -- Learning from Las Vegas -- Chinatown 2 -- The Bechtel family business -- Roberta Blackgoat's world -- Epilogue: who will pay? Gambling on the future