Compass American Guide to Las Vegas Book

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

DESERT ROOTS — FROM THE PRECAMBRIAN TO THE PAIUTE

Map of Las Vegas and Vicinity        

Paleo-Indians        

The Anasazi        

Las Vegas Band of the Southern Paiute        

European Contact        

Twentieth-Century Paiute        

UNNATURAL HISTORY — BOOM TOWN, DOOM TOWN, ZOOM TOWN

Helen Stewart        

The Company Town        

Slow But Steady        

The Best Town by a Dam Site        

The Founding of the Strip        

Gangster Angst        

Two Bombs Drop on Southern Nevada        

"I Just Met a Man Who Isn't Building a Hotel" — Joe E. Lewis        

Stalemate        

Howard Robard Hughes        

"Mob on the Run"        

Viva Vegas!        

CITYSCAPE — A TALE OF SEVENTY HOTELS

The FabulousFlamingo        

Map of the Strip        

The Thunderbird        

The Desert Inn        

The Horseshoe        

The Sahara        

The Sands        

The Showboat        

The Riviera        

The Frontier        

The Fremont        

The Hacienda        

The Tropicana        

The Stardust        

Map of Downtown        

The Aladdin        

Caesars Palace        

Circus Circus        

The International/Las Vegas Hilton        

Bally's        

And the Hotels Just Kept on Coming        

The Mirage        

The Rio        

Excalibur        

Luxor        

Treasure Island        

MGM Grand        

Five More in Eight Months        

Stratosphere        

Monte Carlo        

New York-New York        

Orleans        

And the Casinos Keep Rolling Along        

GAMBLING — VICE IS NICE

Gambling Through The Ages        

Gambling Comes to America        

Nevada — The Gamble State        

The Gamble of Legalized Gambling        

Negative Expectation        

Wheel Games        

Slots        

Craps        

Video Poker        

Baccarat        

Blackjack        

SEX, LIES, AND LAS VEGAS

Block         

Roxie's        

Moe, Bugsy, and Girlie        

Is There or Isn't There?        

Howard and Joe        

The Sixties Catch Up to Las Vegas        

Today's Market        

DAY TRIPS — SLIPPING THE GRIP OF THE STRIP

Sights Around Town        

Map of Greater Las Vegas        

Heading out of Town        

Red Rock Canyon        

Spring Mountain Ranch State Park        

Boulder City        

Hoover Dam        

Lake Mead Recreation Area        

Valley of Fire State Park        

Lost City Museum        

Mt. Charleston        

Laughlin        

HOTELS AND CASINOS

Hotels and Packages        

Motels        

Weekly Motels        

Casino Camping and RV Parking        

Reservation Services        

Las Vegas Hotel Listings        

Laughlin Hotel Listings        

Weekly Motel Listings        

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Area Code        

Restaurants        

Price	Condition	Delivery	Seller	Action
$99.99	Digital	Arrives between Apr 26 - May 26 Login to your account for a direct download. Some files are emailed from Dropbox. Continent $0.00 - World $0.00	WonderClub (9294 total ratings)