{"product_id":"the-money-and-the-power-the-making-of-las-vegas-and-its-hold-on-america-paperback","title":"The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and Its Hold on America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Denton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLas Vegas--the name evokes images of divorce and dice, gangsters and glitz. But beneath it all is a sordid history that is much more insidious and far-reaching than ever imagined. \u003ci\u003eThe Money and the Power \u003c\/i\u003eis the most comprehensive look yet at Las Vegas and its breadth of influence. Based on five years of intensive research and interviewing, Sally Denton and Roger Morris reveal the city's historic network of links to Wall Street, international drug traffickers, and the CIA. In doing so, they expose the disturbing connections amongst politicians, businessmen, and the criminals that harness these illegal activities. Through this lucid and gripping indictment of Las Vegas, Morris and Denton uncover a national ethic of exploitation, violence, and greed, and provide a provocative reinterpretation of twentieth-century American history. Now this neon maelstrom of ruthlessness and greed stands to not as an aberrant \"sin city,\" but as a natural outgrowth of the corruption and worship of money that have come to permeate American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLas Vegas-the name evokes images of divorce and dice, prostitutes and payoffs, gangsters and glitz. But beneath it all is a sordid history that is much more insidious and far-reaching than ever imagined. Now, at the dawn of the new century, this neon maelstrom of ruthlessness and greed stands to not as an aberrant \"sin city,\" but as a natural outgrowth of the corruption and worship of money that have come to permeate American life. \u003cbr\u003eThe Money and the Power is the most comprehensive look yet at Las Vegas and its breadth of influence. Based on five years of intensive research and interviewing, Sally Denton and Roger Morris reveal the city's historic network of links to Wall Street, international drug traffickers, and the CIA. In doing so, they expose the disturbing connections amongst politicians, businessmen, and the criminals that harness these illegal activities. Through this lucid and gripping indictment of Las Vegas, Morris and Denton uncover a national ethic of exploitation, violence, and greed, and provide a provocative reinterpretation of twentieth-century American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSally Denton, an award-winning investigative reporter in both print and television, has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs, and Murder\u003c\/i\u003e. She received Western Heritage Awards in 2002 and 2004, a Lannan Literary grant in 2000, and, for her body of work, the Nevada Silver Pen Award of 2003 for distinguished literary achievement. She lives in New Mexico with her husband, who is her coauthor, and her three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoger Morris served on the senior staff of the National Security Council under Presidents Johnson and Nixon, until he resigned over the invasion of Cambodia. He has won several national journalism prizes, including the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for the finest investigative journalism in all media nationwide. He is the author of several books on history and politics, including \u003ci\u003eRichard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short listed for both a National Book Award and a National Book Critics Circle Award.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.1 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52068462362925,"sku":"9780375701269","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-money-and-the-power-the-making-of-las-vegas-and-its-hold-on-america-paperback-4674491.webp?v=1780166527","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-money-and-the-power-the-making-of-las-vegas-and-its-hold-on-america-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}