Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West

Name: Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West
Author: Judith Nies

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Describes the darker side of the history of Las Vegas and Black Mesa, Arizona, including the relocation of fifteen thousand Navajo to mine coal for cheap electricity for the Vegas Strip and the precipitous drop in the water level of Lake Mead.

HistoryCoal mines and miningPolitical aspectsIndians of North AmericaSocial conditionsSouthwest, new, historyLas vegas (nev.)Nevada, historyIndians of north america, social conditions