Great reading that provides a sense of the city, from the Traveler online Ultimate Travel Library.
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, by Hunter S. Thompson (1972)
Originally published in Rolling Stone magazine, this fictionalized memoir narrates the hallucinogenic, drug-addled adventures of “gonzo” journalist Thompson (and his lawyer) during the Mint 400 motorcycle race.
Inside Las Vegas, by Mario Puzo (1977)
A pictorial homage to vintage Vegas by Mario Puzo, gambler and author of The Godfather, with tawdry black-and-white photographs of showgirls, pit bosses, sports bookies, and the neon lights of the Strip.
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, by Tom Wolfe (1965)
Collection of essays about the swinging’ ‘60s, some of which first appeared in Esquire magazine, includes the fantastically titled “Las Vegas (What?) Las Vegas (Can't hear you! Too noisy.) Las Vegas!!!!”
Literary Las Vegas: The Best Writing about America’s Most Fabulous City, edited by Mike Tronnes (1995)
Modern anthology of essays and short stories runs the gamut from mobsters, millionaires, lounge lizards, showgirls, and Hollywood starlets to more serious topics like atomic bomb testing.
