Vegas: The City the Mob Made - 1485

Las Vegas...Sin City...There is no place like it on earth. The adult playground in the Sun... The country s greatest resort city... the gambling capital of the world ...A place of casinos...Home of the famous, and infamous Strip. It is a city where for the right price every kind of entertainment is available for everyone and anyone at any time... It is a city that never sleeps. But it is also a uniquely American city...A Western city ... A desert city. Las Vegas story is a 20th century tale...A tale that unites the Mob with the Wild West a culture of cowboys, gunslingers, and saloons. Las Vegas reflects the greater American story of freedom, and the American dream of striking it rich...The last place where you can arrive as a nobody and leave as a king. Yet it is also a story that would have never been written without the foresight and sponsorship of America s organized crime syndicate...Organized crime that played out here in Las Vegas differently than it did anywhere else in the country. This series Las Vegas: The City the Mob Built chronicles the untold history of this most American of cities... Las Vegas. CONTENTS: Episode 1: The Mob Before Las Vegas Episode 2: Las Vegas Before the Mob Episode 3: The Mob Comes to Las Vegas Episode 4: Las Vegas Golden Age Episode 5: On Top of theWorld Episode 6: Las Vegas Becomes a Modern City Episode 7: Vegas Reinvents Itself Episode 8: The End of Mob Rule in Las Vegas Episode 9: Corporate Vegas Episode 10: Las Vegas - America s Third City
ASIN: B002954A4Q
VSKU: GGV.B002954A4Q.G
Condition: Good
Binding: DVD