Art Books Tashen Corporation Las Vegas Vintage

VEGAS, BABY, VEGASITS AMERICAS 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; ITS 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. Author: Jim Heimann, Willy R Wilkerson