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Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of Hoover Dam by Michael Hiltzik Publisher Comments As breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among Americas most awe-inspiring, if dubious, achievements. This epic story of the dam—from conception to design to construction—by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada: From Boys to Men (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History) by Renee Corona Kolvet Publisher Comments The Great Depression of the 1930s had a devastating impact on sparsely populated Nevada and its two major industries, mining and agriculture. Even prior to the national economic collapse, nature and overgrazing had rendered millions of acres in the arid... (read more) List Price $42.25 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century by Michael Hiltzik Publisher Comments As breathtaking today as the day it was completed, Hoover Dam not only shaped the American West but helped launch the American century. In the depths of the Great Depression it became a symbol of American resilience and ingenuity in the face of crisis... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Fool Me Once: Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas by Rick Lax Publisher Comments Rick Lax was paranoid to begin with. He saw lies everywhere. And when he saw them, he spoke up. But when his girlfriend gets conned by a violent drug dealer, nothing Rick does seems to help. So what if he misses the next lie? What if... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Short History of Las Vegas by Barbara Land Synopsis A fast-paced and entertaining account of the evolution of this oasis in the thirsty desert by distinguished journalists Barbara Land and Myrick Land.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century by Hal Rothman Publisher Comments 1970s, Las Vegas has shown incredible economic resilience and adaptability. The first full account of America's new dream capital, "Neon Metropolis" brilliantly shows how Las Vegas gambled on the post-industrial service economy well before the rest of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mountain City by Gregory Martin Publisher Comments By the end of Gregory Martin's unsentimental but affecting memoir, only thirty-one people live in remote Mountain City, Nevada, and none of them are children. The town's abandoned mines are testimony to the cycle of promise, exploitation, abandonment... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fly on the Wall: Recollections of Las Vegas' Good Old, Bad Old Days by Dick Odessky Publisher Comments Imagine what it must have been like to be in Las Vegas during its most glamorous and eventful years: the 1950s, when you could rub elbows with powerful politicians, famous entertainers, and notorious gangsters; the 1960s, when Howard Hughes' corporate... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Grit Beneath the Glitter: Tales from the Real Las Vegas by Hal Rothman Publisher Comments The Grit Beneath the Glitter is the first real look at the new Las Vegas from the inside. In it, long-time residents as well as professionals reflect on the transformation of one of the fastest-growing and most famous cities on earth, yet one about which... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Las Vegas Vintage Graphics by Jim Heimann Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Flexible
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Mountain City by Gregory Martin Publisher Comments By the end of Gregory Martin's unsentimental but affecting memoir, only thirty-one people live in remote Mountain City, Nevada, and none of them are children. The town's abandoned mines are testimony to the cycle of promise, exploitation, abandonment... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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When the Mob Ran Vegas by Steve Fischer Publisher Comments Twenty-one short, sizzling, behind-the-headlines stories about the men, the Mob, movie stars, and missing money that made early Vegas such a hot spot in the Nevada desert in the early â??40s to â??60s. From Bugsyâ??s Flamingo to beheadings at the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fifty Miles from Home: Riding the Long Circle on a Nevada Family Ranch by Linda Dufurrena Publisher Comments Exploring a fifty-mile territory, Linda and Carolyn Dufurrena vividly depict the heart of the West and its fabled ranch culture in a beautiful collaboration of essays and full color images.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Moon Nevada Handbook 7TH Edition by Moon Handbook Synopsis From the bright lights of Vegas to historic ghost towns and outdoor adventures, Moon Handbooks Nevada highlights the best the Silver State has to offer, both on and off the beaten path. Practical information includes suggested travel strategies and lists... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Remarkable Nevada Women (More Than Petticoats) by Jan Cleere Publisher Comments Meet Spirited Women of Nevada More than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women profiles the lives of twelve resourceful women, all of whom were born before 1900 and displayed remarkable courage as they broke through social, cultural, and political barriers... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Searchlight by Harry Reid Synopsis Nevada's U.S. Senator Harry Reid is a native of Searchlight, Nevada, and in this charming, meticulously researched book, he lovingly recounts the history of his home town.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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In Nevada: The Land, the People, God, and Chance (Vintage Departures) by David Thomson Publisher Comments Nevada is the place where Samuel Clemens became Mark Twain, Frank Sinatra became Chairman of the Board, divorce became an industry and gambling an institution. It was a place that Kit Carson could explore, where Bugsy Seigel could dream, and Howard... (read more) List Price $13.50 Your price: $3.63 Used - Trade Paper
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Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! the Wildest! the Swingin'est Town on Earth! by Mike Weatherford Publisher Comments In Cult Vegas, author Mike Weatherford resurrects the mystique of Las Vegas' Golden Age--the '60s-cool of history and legend-and introduces Sin City's hipster legacy to new generations of Vegasphiles. Meet '50s and '60s lounge greats the Treniers, the... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and Its Hold on America by Sally Denton and Roger Morris Publisher Comments The shadowy past and present of Las Vegas—and its role in the shaping of today's America—are here revealed as never before by two of the country's leading investigative reporters. After five years of intensive research and interviewing, Sally... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Comstock Women: The Making of a Mining Community (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History & Humanities) by Ronald M James Publisher Comments In this collection, noted scholars from several disciplines examine the daily lives of the women and families who settled in Virginia City.... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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