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Description edit
In this lively and probing book, award-winning author Pete Earley traces the extraordinary evolution of Las Vegas -- from the gaudy Mecca of the Rat Pack era to one of the country's top family vacation spots. He revisits the city's checkered history of moguls, mobsters, and entertainers,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bill Bennett: Add a description of this character.
- Glenn Schaeffer
- Steve Wynn
- Pennington
- Jay Sarno
- Camille
- Phil
- Brown
- David
- Keith Uptain
- Gray
- Kerkorian
- Thacker
- Howard Hughes
- Reno
- Robinson
- Charlie
- Dee Dee
- Hartzell
- Siegel
- Clyde Turner
- Tony Alamo
- Richardson
- Steinfort
- Donna
- Maturino
- Maria
- Thomas
- Jerry
- Milken
- Folger
- Stuart
- Lake Tahoe
- Ma Ilin
- Givens
- Starr
- Joyce
- Jacobson
- Michael Ensign
- Sinatra
- Friedman
- Vanyo
- Kevin
Setting & Locations edit
- Luxor
- Nevada
- Circus Circus
- Wall Street
- Atlantic City
- Strip
- Los Angeles
- California
- Flamingo
- Japan
- New York City
- Hollywood
- Las Vegas
- New Jersey
- America
- Hacienda
- Pau
- Sands
- Caesars Palace
- Chicago
- Excalibur
- Boardwalk
- Miami
- Riviera
- Laughlin
- Sahara Tahoe
- Maryland
- Mandalay
- Washington
- Detroit
- Atlanta
- Tropicana
- Valley Bank
- Manhattan
- Mississippi
- D.c.
- East Coast
- Stardust
- Egypt
- Four Queens
- Disneyland
- Sacramento
- Fremont Street
- Phoenix
- Edgewater
- Bellagio
First Sentence edit
Forget the gangsters: Moe Sedway, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, Tony "the Ant" Spilotro.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Pete Earley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0553095021
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0553095021
Page Count: 400
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 979.3135
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Nevada
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Popular Culture
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