The First 100: Portraits of the Men and Women Who Shaped Las Vegas
ISBN 10: 0929712676 ISBN 13: 9780929712673
Published by Huntington Press, 2000
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Synopsis:
Profiles 100 people who played an important role in the creation of Las Vegas, Nevada, from the first Morman settlers in the early 1900s to the business entrepreneurs of the last years of the 20th century.
About the Author:
A.D. Hopkins, co-editor of The First 100, is a 30-year resident of Las Vegas and for 12 years edited Nevadan the Sunday magazine formerly published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. As special projects editor for the Las Vegas-Review Journal, Hopkins directed the newspaper's original First 100 project, which was the forerunner of this book. He was a runner-up in the 2008 Nevada Press Association Better Newspaper Contest in the category of Best Explanatory Journalism.
Kenneth J. Evans was a lifelong Nevadan who made his career as a reporter and editor for several Nevada newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, before being appointed media relations manager for the Nevada Commission on Tourism in 1992. He returned to the Review-Journal in 1998 to work on The First 100 project.
Kenneth J. Evans was a lifelong Nevadan who made his career as a reporter and editor for several Nevada newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, before being appointed media relations manager for the Nevada Commission on Tourism in 1992. He returned to the Review-Journal in 1998 to work on The First 100 project.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The First 100: Portraits of the Men and ...
Publisher: Huntington Press
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good
Edition: 2nd Edition