Las Vegas

W.R. Wilkerson

• 31 oktober 2003
• 9783822826201

Samenvatting:

VEGAS, BABY, VEGASIT'S AMERICA'S NAUGHTIEST TOWN, THE PLACE WHERE VICES ARE MEANT TO BE INDULGED, MONEY FLOWS AND FLUTTERS LIKE RAIN, AND GLITTERY DECADENCE REIGNS LIKE A PROUD QUEEN; IT'S WHERE THE WORLD GOES TO EXPERIENCE AMERICA AND WHERE AMERICA GOES TO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD. IN THE SPACE OF A CENTURY, LAS VEGAS WENT FROM A DUSTY FRONTIER TOWN TO A BOOMING MECCA FOR PLEASURE-SEEKERS. THIS BOOK COVERS THE WILD RIDE WITH VINTAGE GRAPHICS, A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION, AND A LAS VEGAS TIMELINE.