text Unreal city / Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West
- Summary
- Describes the darker side of the history of Las Vegas and Black Mesa, Arizona, including the relocation of fifteen thousand Navajo to mine coal for cheap electricity for the Vegas Strip and the precipitous drop in the water level of Lake Mead. An ... Read more
- Contents
- Everyone comes for the money -- Goldwater and the Desert Inn -- The ladies from Black Mesa -- Founding myths-Laughlin -- Gilded age land grabs -- The Indian lawyer -- The Mormon West -- Legal theft -- Learning from Las Vegas -- Chinatown 2 -- The ... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xxiv, 292 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- Nation Books 2014
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 979.3135 NIE in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 979.3135 NIE in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Southwest, New History 20th century
Las Vegas (Nev.) History 20th century
Coal mines and mining Southwest, New Political aspects
Black Mesa (Navajo County and Apache County, Ariz.) History 20th century
Indians of North America Arizona Black Mesa (Navajo County and Apache County) Social conditions 20th century
Coal mines and mining Southwest, New History 20th century