The Grit Beneath the Glitter: Tales from the Real Las Vegas by Hal Rothman, Mike Davis br

The Grit Beneath the Glitter: Tales from the Real Las Vegas



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The Grit Beneath the Glitter: Tales from the Real Las Vegas Hal Rothman, Mike Davis br
Language: English
Page: 392
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0520205294, 9781417525348
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From Library Journal

From casinos and showgirls to culinary workers and academic life, this anthology gives us Las Vegas from the perspective of the people who call it home. Many of the articles are scholarly in nature (editor Rothman is a history professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), while others come in the form of personal essays. The quality of the scholarly pieces is high; the personal essays range from moving and insightful to just plain dull. While celebrated journalist Davis is a coeditor and contributor, there is nothing new from him here, only reprints of magazine articles now a decade old. Still, his name will increase the demand for and visibility of the collection. Recommended for libraries in the West but an optional purchase for everyone else. Andrew Brodie Smith, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lib., Washington, DC
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"A corrective to half a century of mystification and myth-making about America's fastest-growing city and the world's most popular destination." -- Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"[B]alance[s] quirkiness with intelligence and skepticism with curiosity, avoiding the twin pitfalls of academic jargon and light-handed dismissal." -- Doubletake magazine

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