Playing the Odds

Las Vegas and the Modern West

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Author:

Rothman, Hal K.

Editor:

Bramwell, Lincoln

Foreword by:

deBuys, William

ISBN:

978-0-8263-2112-1

Publication Date:

Oct 2007

Publisher:

University of New Mexico Press

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $24.95

Book Description:

"Hal Rothman is both the greatest Western historian of his generation and an H. L. Mencken in cowboy boots."--Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums and Buda's Wagon

Book Details

Pages:	282
Detailed Subjects:	Social Science / Sociology / General Business & Economics / Economic Conditions Political Science / American Government / State Social Science / Customs & Traditions Political Science / American Government / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6.03 x 9 x 0.78 Inches
Book Weight:	0.924 Pounds

Author Biography

Rothman, Hal K. (Author)

He is a leading historian of the American West, especially of the environment in the West. Holding a Ph. D. in American studies from the University of Texas, he teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His book Devil's Bargains: Tourism in the Twentieth Century American West received the Western Writers of America's Spur Award for Best Contemporary Non-Fiction in 1999.

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