The Grit Beneath the Glitter
Subtitle: Tales from the Real Las Vegas
Contributors: Hal Rothman (Editor); Mike Davis<br> (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: March 4, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780520205291
Subjects: American history; Local history; Social history; Las Vegas (Nev.); History; History - U.S.; History: American; Nevada; Social conditions; United States - State & Local - General; History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); Economic conditions; United States - General; 20th century
First sentence: Just beyond New York New York, the visitor to Las Vegas enters a zone of unknowing.