Las Vegas the Grand: The Strip, the Casinos, the Mob, the Stars
Narrated by Randal Schaffer
- Released
- February 8, 2022
- Length
- 4 hrs 7 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Mike Carpenter
This brief history of the Las Vegas Strip offers an overview of the iconic casino hotels built along Las Vegas Boulevard South, beginning with the El Rancho Vegas in 1941. It highlights the key figures who shaped the city's rise to fame, including Howard Hughes, Steve Wynn, and Sheldon Adelson, among others. The narrative captures Vegas's short, intense development as a hub of entertainment and gambling, focusing on the influential personalities behind its transformation. Updated in 2021, the account provides a comprehensive look at the evolution of this famous stretch of asphalt.
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