Everyday Las Vegas: Local Life in a Tourist Town

Contents

C O N T E N T S ix List of Illustrations xi Preface xiii Introduction: The Local’s Las Vegas 1 ONE One Hundred Years of Opportunity, Luck, and Rapid Change 15 TWO A Place in the Desert 37 THREE Watch ’Em Come, See ’Em Go 55 FOUR Getting Along with Growth 82 FIVE Stuck in the Fast Lane 108 SIX Locals in a Tourist City 131 SEVEN Life in a Town of Glitter and Gold 159 EIGHT Religion in Sin City 188 Conclusion: Las Vegas Becoming 209 Notes 221 Bibliography 235 Index 245 ...