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Green, Michael Scott was born on March 27, 1965 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Son of Robert W. and Marsha (Greene) H.
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Fueled by the poker craze and hit TV shows, Las Vegas is hot, with more than 37 million visitors annually. But the city is more than just bright lights and blackjack, as Michael Green, professor and Editor-in-Chief of the Nevada Historical Society Quarterly proves. Follow the fascinating, sometimes scandalous stories behind the glittery façade with splendid images that capture both the man-made glitz and nature's splendor. Experience the old-from the Mojave Desert to the downtown Paiute colony-that offers a refreshing change of pace from the central action. Go into the neighborhoods where locals live their everyday lives. And, of course, walk down every inch of the famous Strip: hotels and casinos; fun sites such as the Elvis-O-Rama Museum; and arcades, malls, bars, and landmarks.
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Since Las Vegas was founded on May 15, 1905, when the Union Pacific auctioned off land around its new railroad shops, the city has grown from a ramshackle village to a sprawling metropolitan area of well over a million people. Such phenomenal growth was never a sure thing - in its first decades, the town languished as a railroad company town and market center for nearby ranches and mines. The construction of Hoover Dam in the 1930s brought thousands of workers, some of whom decided to stay, and World War II and the Cold War brought others, including military personnel and workers at the Nevada Test Site. But it was when Nevada legalized casino gambling in 1931 that Las Vegas met its destiny. This act, combined with the growing popularity of the automobile, cheap land and electricity, and changing national attitudes toward gambling, led to the fantastical casinos and opulent resorts that became the trademark industry of the city and created the ambiance that has made Las Vegas an international icon of pleasure and entertainment. Eugene Moehring and Michael Green have studied and written about Las Vegas for many years, and in Las Vegas: A Centennial History they offer a detailed and deeply knowledgeable account of the growth of this unique city, the impact of politics and of wars, and the city's struggle to establish diversified economy. Here are the larger-than-life characters who shaped the city, as well as the business and civic decisions. The authors' scope extends chronologically from the first Paiute people who settled around the artesian springs that gave the city its name, right up to the construction of the latest megaresort, and geographically far beyond the original township to include the several municipalities that make up the metropolitan Las Vegas area. They consider various aspects of city building such as the role of developers; the creation of infrastructure, services, and transportation; the struggle to obtain a reliable source of water; the function of cultural, civic, educational, and religious institutions; and of ethnic minorities. Las Vegas: A Centennial History celebrates the city's unparalleled growth in the brief century of its existence. It also offers fresh insight into the process of city building in the American West, where urban needs and aspirations must contend with water scarcity, isolation, erratic economies, highly diverse populations, and the rocky relationship between the need for civic order and the Western spirit of independence. That Las Vegas has become one of the nation's major cities in so brief a time reflects the prodigious energies of its people and a happy convergence of events and circumstances. Its story will engage residents and visitors alike, as well as all readers interested in the history and workings of an American city.
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Green, Michael Scott was born on March 27, 1965 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Son of Robert W. and Marsha (Greene) H.
Bachelor with honors, University Nevada, Las Vegas, 1986. Master of Arts, University Nevada, Las Vegas, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 2000.
Teaching assistant University Nevada, Las Vegas, 1986-1988, adjunct instructor, 1988-1991, since 2001, Community College Southern Nevada, N. Las Vegas, Nevada, 1987-1995. Teaching assistant Columbia University, 1989-1990. Instructor Community College Southern Nevada, N. Las Vegas, Nevada, 1995-1999, professor, since 1999.
Columnist Nevada's Washington Watch, Washington, since 1996, Las Vegas Business Press, since 2005.
(Since Las Vegas was founded on May 15, 1905, when the Uni...)
( Fueled by the poker craze and hit TV shows, Las Vegas i...)
Speaker Leadership Las Vegas, since 1994. Speaker, exhibit author Clark County Heritage Museum, Henderson, Nevada, since 1990. Co-director Teaching American History grant Clark County School District, since 2004.
Member Organization American Historians, We. History Association, Nevada History Society, Far West Popular American Culture Association, The Lincoln Forum, Abraham Lincoln Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Deborah Young.