I need book titles.
During the 1950s, all of Las Vegas Nevada could clearly see the effects of nuclear weapons testing. Flash, mushroom clouds, everything.
I need –
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[li]Histories on how The Bomb effected Vegas culture[/li][li]Oral histories of the Bomb & Vegas[/li][li]Stories about the alleged “Bomb Parties”, said to be held in penthouses or atop hotels.[/li][li]Anything in this vein[/li][/ul]
People probably don’t realize how close these tests were to the city.
Have you seen the website for the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas?
Since this is about books, let’s move it to Cafe Society.
Colibri
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I’m not in Vegas, & have never visited the Museum.
Book titles?
That’s the cool thing about the internet - You don’t have to live in Las Vegas to visit the website, which has books for sale.
Here’s a couple of films about this topic:
Atomic tests near Vegas cause problems
This one’s about atomic testing in New Mexico, but definitely gets into how the test affects people
I visited the museum last spring. The gift shop folks were very friendly. Not sure how knowledgeable they are of the books for sale there, but I’m sure if you called, they’d be happy to try to help you.
They have books about The Bomb, but not about Vegas and The Bomb.
Any titles?
I suspect you’ll be better served looking for journal articles. Try Google Scholar if you don’t have access to databases through a library.
Mean while, an ugly search in worldcat.org gave me these. No idea if they’re really relevant to your topic. You have to judge that.
A dissertation at the U of Calgary: Growing up nuclear: Las Vegas children and the bomb.
Finally, you can try contacting the UNLV libraries, either the main library or their special collections department. For example, they have this project. If you do contact them, I’d recommend be less brusque in your communication: you’re not affiliated with them or a resident of the state, so any help they might be able to give you is a courtesy.
