Main entry:

Gragg, Larry Dale, 1950- author.

Title & Author:

Bright light city : Las Vegas in popular culture / Larry Gragg.

Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
©2013

Description:

xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Series:

CultureAmerica

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Bright light city": the introduction to Las Vegas -- Las Vegas: the last frontier town -- Bugsy Siegel and the founding of Las Vegas -- Organized crime in Las Vegas -- Images of gambling in Las Vegas -- The entertainment capital of the world -- "Beautiful women were as commonplace in Las Vegas as poker chips": images of Las Vegas women in popular culture -- "So much luxury in the middle of the desert": images of luxury and amenities in Las Vegas -- "An awful place": the negative images of Las Vegas -- Conclusion: The ultimate attraction of Las Vegas -- Afterword: The intellectuals' images of Las Vegas.

Summary:

Gragg considers how popular culture has depicted the city of Las Vegas and its powerful allure over its first century. Drawing on hundreds of films, television programs, novels, and articles, he identifies changing trends in the city's portraits from a "frontier town" to a sophisticated resort city, to a city largely built by organized crime.

ISBN:

9780700619030 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0700619038 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Manners and customs.
Las Vegas (Nev.) In popular culture.
Las Vegas (Nev.) Social life and customs.
Las Vegas (Nev.) History.
Nevada Las Vegas.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Culture America.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291831
Call No.: BIB 235640
Status: Available