1 option
Landing in Las Vegas : commercial aviation and the making of a tourist city / Daniel K. Bubb.
Lippincott Library HE9803.A3 B83 2012
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bubb, Daniel K. (Daniel Kenneth)
- Series:
- Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aeronautics, Commercial--Nevada--Las Vegas--History.
- Aeronautics, Commercial.
- Airlines--Nevada--Las Vegas--History.
- Airlines.
- Tourism--Nevada--Las Vegas--History.
- Tourism.
- History.
- Las Vegas (Nev.)--History.
- Las Vegas (Nev.).
- Las Vegas (Nev.)--Economic conditions.
- Nevada--Las Vegas.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- Author Bubb (University of Nevada) is a former airline pilot based in Las Vegas; this book is based on research he did for his master's thesis and doctoral dissertation. Bubb relates the history of the symbiotic relationship between commercial airlines and tourism in Las Vegas from 1926 to 2009, explaining how federal, state, and local governments, airline and airport management, and the casino-resorts worked together to shape Las Vegas as a city and as a tourism destination. The book contains b&w photos. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- The Airlines Come to Las Vegas
- A Symbiotic Relationship Forms
- Jets in the Consumer Age
- Airline Deregulation and the Mega-Resorts
- Still Growing During Tough Times.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780874178722
- 087417872X
- 9780874178760
- 0874178762
- OCLC:
- 764361123
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.