About the Author

Eugene Moehring is a professor of history and chair of the history department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He received his Ph.D. in 1976 from the City University of New York and his B.A. (1968) and M.A. (1970) in history from Queens College. A specialist in urban history, he also taught courses in business history, the U.S. since 1920, Nevada history, and the history of science.

Reviews

“Eugene P. Moehring is, perhaps, one of the most capable individuals active in the field of urban history. . . . While there are many more exciting accounts of Las Vegas, there are none more important than this for a serious Western or urban historian.” —Journal of the West, October 1991

“Although the city has enjoyed increasing prosperity, Moehring worries that the economy has been built around one basic industry, tourism, which could make it vulnerable in the future. But looking back from 2000, probably no other city in the United States has had such a spectacular rise as Las Vegas, and it makes for a spectacular story that he tells well.” —Journal of the West, Winter 2002