Las Vegas: Vintage Graphics from Sin City

Vegas, baby, Vegas

In the space of a century, Las Vegas went from a dusty frontier town to the booming 24-hour mecca for pleasure-seekers captured in this TASCHEN title. America's naughtiest town is seen in vintage pictures and ephemera that chronicle all the hot spots from the Sands and the Strip to the Golden Horseshoe and Glitter Gulch, along with a historical overview of the city's multiple reinventions. From the era of Bugsy Siegel to Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack and Elvis's triumphant return to the stage, there`s no gambling with this book - it's a sure jackpot.

About the Series:
More bang for your buck! "... a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand." The New York Times Book Review

About the editor:
Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America, and author of numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of the West Coast, Los Angeles, and Hollywood. His unrivaled private collection of ephemera has been featured in museum exhibitions around the world and dozens of books.

About the author:
W.R. Wilkerson III is a freelance journalist, songwriter, author of The Man Who Invented Las Vegas (Ciro`s Books, 2000), and co-author of TASCHEN`s All-American Ads of the 40s. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today, among others. Wilkerson currently resides in Southern California with his son.