Las Vegas

by Castleman, Deke; Yamashita, Michael; James, Kerrick; Yamashita, Michael; James, Kerrick

• ISBN13: 9780679000150
• ISBN10: 0679000151
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: Fodors Travel Pubns

Summary

"Effective Personal Communication Skills for Public Relations analyses how to transform your communications by managing the way you think, act, create messages and network. Covering the 'soft skills' of communications practice, it identifies the key elements used by outstanding communicators. This essential guide offers practical advice and guidance on understanding new trends and challenges facing communicators, particularly in the use of word-of-mouth, networking and branding."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 12
Desert Roots--from the Precambrian to the Paiute	p. 13
Map of Las Vegas and Vicinity	p. 14
Paleo-Indians	p. 15
The Anasazi	p. 17
Las Vegas Band of the Southern Paiute	p. 19
European Contact	p. 21
20th-Century Paiute	p. 25
Unnatural History--Boom Town, Doom Town, Zoom Town	p. 28
Helen Stewart	p. 28
The Company Town	p. 35
Slow But Steady	p. 42
The Best Town by a Dam Site	p. 43
The Founding of the Strip	p. 50
Gangster Angst	p. 54
Two Bombs Drop on Southern Nevada	p. 57
"I Just Met a Man Who Isn't Building a Hotel"	p. 59
Stalemate	p. 62
Howard Robard Hughes	p. 63
"Mob on the Run"	p. 65
Viva Vegas!	p. 68
Cityscape--a Tale of 70 Hotels	p. 72
The Fabulous Flamingo	p. 73
The Thunderbird	p. 77
The Desert Inn	p. 79
Map of the Strip	p. 80
The Horseshoe	p. 85
The Sahara	p. 87
The Showboat	p. 88
The Riviera	p. 89
The New Frontier	p. 91
The Fremont	p. 92
Map of Downtown	p. 93
The Tropicana	p. 95
The Stardust	p. 97
The Aladdin	p. 100
Caesars Palace	p. 101
Circus Circus	p. 104
The International/Las Vegas Hilton	p. 106
Bally's	p. 108
And the Hotels Just Kept on Coming	p. 110
The Mirage	p. 115
The Rio	p. 116
Excalibur	p. 116
Luxor	p. 120
Treasure Island	p. 122
MGM Grand	p. 122
Five More in Eight Months	p. 123
Stratosphere	p. 124
Monte Carlo	p. 125
New York-New York	p. 127
Three More Locals Casinos	p. 127
Bellagio	p. 129
Mandalay Bay	p. 130
Venetian	p. 131
Paris	p. 133
Gambling--Vice is Nice	p. 134
Gambling Through The Ages	p. 136
Gambling Comes to America	p. 140
Nevada--The Gamble State	p. 144
The Gamble of Legalized Gambling	p. 147
Negative Expectation	p. 151
Wheel Games	p. 152
Slots	p. 158
Craps	p. 161
Video Poker	p. 164
Baccarat	p. 165
Blackjack	p. 166
Sex, Lies, and Las Vegas	p. 171
Block 16	p. 171
Roxie's	p. 176
Moe, Bugsy, and Girlie	p. 177
Is There or Isn't There?	p. 180
Howard and Joe	p. 181
The Sixties Catch Up to Las Vegas	p. 186
Today's Market	p. 189
Day Trips--Slipping the Grip of the Strip	p. 192
Sights Around Town	p. 193
Map of Greater Las Vegas	p. 195
Heading Out of Town	p. 198
Red Rock Canyon	p. 199
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park	p. 202
Boulder City	p. 203
Hoover Dam	p. 204
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	p. 212
Valley of Fire State Park	p. 215
Lost City Museum	p. 217
Mount Charleston	p. 220
Laughlin	p. 223
Hotels and Casinos	p. 227
Hotels and Packages	p. 227
Motels	p. 228
Weekly Motels	p. 230
Casino Camping and RV Parking	p. 231
Reservation Services	p. 233
Strip Hotels	p. 234
Downtown Hotels	p. 234
Laughlin Hotels	p. 243
Weekly Motels	p. 244
Practical Information	p. 245
Restaurants	p. 245
Restaurant Listings	p. 248
Entertainment	p. 257
Kids in Las Vegas	p. 261
Area Codes	p. 266
Metric Conversions	p. 266
Getting There	p. 266
Getting Around	p. 267
Visitor Magazines and Maps	p. 273
Information Bureaus	p. 274
Libraries	p. 274
Museums and Places of Interest	p. 275
Emergency Money	p. 276
Recommended Reading	p. 278
Biography	p. 278
Fiction	p. 279
Gambling	p. 281
History	p. 285
Desert Roots	p. 287
Prostitution	p. 288
Style and Local Color	p. 290
Bibliography	p. 291
Index	p. 292
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