Unreal city : Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the fate of the West
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Nation Books, [2014].
ISBN
9781568587486, 1568587481
Status
Description
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.
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Third Floor | 979.313 NIE | On Shelf |
St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 979.3135 NIE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Black Mesa (Navajo County and Apache County, Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century.
Coal mines and mining -- Political aspects -- Southwest, New.
Coal mines and mining -- Southwest, New -- History -- 20th century.
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Black Mesa (Navajo County and Apache County) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History -- 20th century.
Southwest, New -- History -- 20th century.
Coal mines and mining -- Political aspects -- Southwest, New.
Coal mines and mining -- Southwest, New -- History -- 20th century.
Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Black Mesa (Navajo County and Apache County) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History -- 20th century.
Southwest, New -- History -- 20th century.
More Details
Published
New York : Nation Books, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxiv, 292 pages : map ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781568587486, 1568587481
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index.
Description
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nies, J. (2014). Unreal city: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the fate of the West . Nation Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nies, Judith, 1941-. 2014. Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West. New York: Nation Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nies, Judith, 1941-. Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West New York: Nation Books, 2014.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Nies, J. (2014). Unreal city: las vegas, black mesa, and the fate of the west. New York: Nation Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nies, Judith. Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West Nation Books, 2014.
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