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Nevada Book Store
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Beyond the Glimmering Lights
The Pride and Perseverance of African Americans in Las Vegas
by Trish Geran
To most Americans, Las Vegas is a city of lights and glitz and nonstop entertainment . . . the mecca for millions, that looks to the future with few regrets for a past it barely remembers.
But Las Vegas is also a city rich with diversity, including many African Americans who came in the early 20th century hoping for a dream city on the dry desert plains. Funny and fascinating, Beyond the Glimmering Lights tells the story of Las Vegas through the eyes of one African American family, and one woman in particular, Magnolia —“Aunt Mac”—who bears witness to the many successes and setbacks experienced by black folks as they helped to build America’s number one travel destination.
Beyond the Glimmering Lights covers Las Vegas’s early history—segregation and inequality—the breaking of the “color line” by entertainers and the brave efforts of the proud, everyday people who worked to finally end legalized racism in the city. (Published by Stephens Press in 2005 ~ Shipped by publisher.)
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History
• Aurora - Nevada's Ghost City of the Dawn • Boot Hill - The Pioche Cemetery and the Story of the Pioche Boom • Emigrant Trails - A History and Guide to the Emigrant Routes from Central Nevada to the Crossing of the Sierra
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Featured Title
Nevada Curiosities
Quirky characters, roadside oddities & other offbeat stuff
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Silver State has to offer! Whether you're a born-and-raised Nevadan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Nevada Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as it introduces you to the most fasci...
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