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Title: The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and Its Hold on America by Sally Denton, Roger Morris ISBN: 0-375-40130-X Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.38 (29 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Real Las Vegas History: A Classic Read!
Comment: As an author and professional tour director I'm always on the lookout for insightful material to share with my travel clients. This book was recommended to me by a bookstore in Las Vegas saying that this was the real history of the city.
I found this book to be more than a Bugsy Siegel or Godfather Part II interpretation of the past. The cast of characters is far more reaching (Steve Wynn, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, the Kennedys, Howard Hughes, Senator Paul Laxalt, the Rat Pack, the Jewish underworld, etc.).
I particularly found the part about Joseph P. Kennedy to be interesting. Here's a man that was head of the SEC and our Ambassador to Great Britain, yet a man who President Truman said is "As big a crook as we've got anywhere in this country."
I would also recommend a book titled, "Double Cross" as one to read when it comes to understanding the Syndicate, the Kennedys, Hollywood, and Las Vegas.
This book gives you a deep understanding of how Las Vegas was created and helps make a trip to this city far more interesting and intriguing.
Rating: 4
Summary: The undermining of democracy in America.
Comment: This is could be the title of this book. As a firm supporter of our country, I found this book helpful in filling in many details about subjects that I have read in other books. What I liked most about this book was that it gave a brief history of each major player in the building of Las Vegas and how they got where they are today. Then it shows how these major players worked either with or against the powers that be. It also helped me understand many of the major political events in this country, especially why Nixon was forced to resign. The basic theme of this book is that the Mafia--the Syndicate-- controls our goverment by giving huge amounts of money to those running for office, not just in Nevada but in our presidential elections. It also tells how these Mobsters work hand in hand with the CIA in drug running and have helped in assissinating legimate leaders of other countries or trying to assissinate them. Money speaks and it speaks loudly. Unfornuately those who control the money are not working in our best interest. I lived in Las Vegas in the early to mid 80's. I saw how the Synidate ran things and how the locals just accepted it as a fact. I also worked with people who were addicted to gambling--who sold their blood so that they could win big time at a game where only the house wins. Because Las Vegas has done such a good job at promoting itself as a place for families to have innocent fun, some may have a hard time believing that what is said in this book is true. However, anyone who will take the time to do further research can substantiate what is written in this book. It is well written, but I had a difficult time reading it. It made me cry to think that the citizen's of this country have let corruption take over this country because people want to have a good time. I think this is a must read for every American.
Rating: 1
Summary: Stay Away!!!!
Comment: This book is nothing more than the authors' rants against U.S. politics, and its alleged ties to the criminal underworld. The book is laughable in the extremes the authors go take to link almost every U.S. President since JFK to the criminal underworld. The worst part is that most of the so-called evidence for these links is from "anonymnous" or "un-named" sources. Do yourself a favor, and read something else.
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Title: Super Casino: Inside the "New" Las Vegas by Pete Earley ISBN: 0553573497 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 02 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Players: The Men Who Made Las Vegas by Jack Sheehan ISBN: 087417306X Publisher: University of Nevada Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.09 |
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Title: Running Scared: The Life and Treacherous Times of Las Vegas Casino King Steve Wynn by John L. Smith ISBN: 1568581904 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: 02 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: 24/7: Living It Up and Doubling Down in the New Las Vegas by Andres Martinez ISBN: 0440509092 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Short History of Las Vegas by Barbara Land, Myrick Land ISBN: 0874173264 Publisher: University of Nevada Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.35 |
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