Nevada Yesterdays: Short Looks at Las Vegas History

ISBN-10: 1932173277
ISBN-13: 9781932173277
Category: History
Pages: 124
Language: English
Published: 2005-01-31
Publisher: Stephens Press, LLC
Author: Frank Wright

Description

For 18 years, Las Vegans have enjoyed small helpings of their own rich history, served up by public radio station KNPR. Hearing well-told tales of characters with names like "Whiskey Pete," and the comic-opera romance between a famous female evangelist and a boyfriend called "Whataman," many a listener has wished for a transcript. This book fulfills that wish, presenting more than 100 selected mostly by the program's original author, historian Frank Wright. Wright mined the pits and pockets of local lore for nuggets little-known to the public, misunderstood by most, or merely enough fun to be worth telling once more.

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