Showing Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century by Hal Rothman
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Neon Metropolis Las Vegas glitters brightly in the vast Nevada desert, a haven for refugees from the ordinary America. This account of America's new dream capital shows how Las Vegas gambled on the post-industrial service economy, well before the rest of the country knew it was coming, and won.