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the making of Las Vegas and its hold on America, 1947-2000

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An edition of The money and the power (2001)

The money and the power

the making of Las Vegas and its hold on America, 1947-2000

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Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Pages
479

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Subjects

Organized crime, Steden, Political corruption, Casinos, Celebrities, Civilization, Politicians, Gokken, Economic conditions, Spectacles et divertissements, Biography, History, American history: postwar, from c 1945 -, Social history, Nevada, Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000, History: American, New York Times reviewed, Economic history, Las vegas (nev.), Nevada, biography, Nevada, economic conditions, Politicians, united states, Nevada, history, local

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United States, Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.)., Nevada, États-Unis, Las Vegas <Nev.>, Las Vegas (Nev.)

Times

20th century, 1945-....

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Money and the Power: The Rise and Reign of Las Vegas
2010, Penguin Random House
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The Money and the Power
June 6, 2002, Pimlico
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The money and the power: the making of Las Vegas and its hold on America, 1947-2000
2002, Pimlico
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The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and Its Hold on America
March 12, 2002, Vintage
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The money and the power: the rise and reign of Las Vegas and its grip on America
2001, Alfred A Knopf
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The Money and the Power
Sep 05, 2001, Alfred A. Knopf
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The money and the power: the making of Las Vegas and its hold on America, 1947-2000
2001, Alfred A. Knopf
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Table of Contents

Juice. Meyer Lansky: the racketeer as chairman of the board
Benny Binion: the outlaw as icon
Pat McCarran: the democrat as autocrat
Bugsy Siegel: the executioner as entrepreneur
Hank Greenspun: the hustler as conscience
Estes Kefauver: the opportunist as prophet
City of fronts. "Beyond this place there be dragons"
"This alliance of gamblers, gangsters, and government"
"Temple town of the American dream"
"Character loans"
American mecca. Party in Carson City
Enemy too far within
"Cleaning out the sucker"
High rollers
One last cruise
"Joint's a joint"
Epilogue: Shadow capital.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-458) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
979.3/135
Library of Congress
F849.L35 D46 2001

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Pagination
x, 479 p. :
Number of pages
479

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OL24753573M
Internet Archive
moneypowermaking00dent
ISBN 10
037540130X
ISBN 13
9780375401305
LCCN
00062011
OCLC/WorldCat
44775230

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