| On the Boulevard: The Best of John L. Smith Contributor(s): Smith, John L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0929712692 ISBN-13: 9780929712697 Publisher: Huntington Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 Annotation: Brings together the best writing of Las Vegas' most popular columnist, the Las Vegas Review-Journal's John L. Smith. Smith provides singular insights into the fast, fluid, and often funny town he's chronicled for nearly 20 years. Subjects include: Las Vegas mayor and Mob mouthpiece Oscar Goodman, legendary slot cheat Bill Land, and seldom-chronicled gambling icons such as Mel Exber (Las Vegas Club), Si Redd (IGT), and Big Julie Weintraub ('60s junket operator). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 917.931 |
| LCCN: 00698197 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.52" W x 8.51" (1.00 lbs) 315 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Nevada - Locality - Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On the Boulevard brings together the best writing of Las Vegas' most popular columnist, the Las Vegas Review-Journal's John L. Smith. Smith provides singular insights into the fast, fluid, and often funny town he's chronicled for nearly 20 years. Subjects include: Las Vegas mayor and Mob mouthpiece Oscar Goodman, legendary slot cheat Bill Land, and seldom-chronicled gambling icons such as Mel Exber (Las Vegas Club), Si Redd (IGT), and Big Julie Weintraub ('60s junket operator). |