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Moehring, Eugene P.

Reno, Las Vegas, and the Strip a tale of three cities, 1945-2013 / [electronic resource] : Eugene P. Moehring. - Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Reno, Las Vegas and the "Strip City" -- Reno area: gambling gains ascendancy, 1945-1970 -- Las Vegas area: laying the foundation, 1945-1975 -- Reno area: the growth wave rises and recedes, 1970-1990 -- Las Vegas area: recession turns to boom, 1975-2007 -- The Reno area in transition and depression, 1990-2013 -- Las Vegas area: depression and some recovery, 2008-2013 -- The Reno and Las Vegas areas: a comparative view.

ISBN: 9780874179569

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Las Vegas (N.M.)--Economic conditions--20th century.
Reno (Nev.)--Economic conditions--20th cenury.
Las Vegas Region (Nev.)--History--20th century.
Las Vegas (N.M.)--History--20th century.
Reno (Nev.)--History--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F849.R4 / M64 2014