# Book Titles--The History of Las Vegas AND The Bomb **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 11, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330 "2014-08-11T22:06:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/1 "2014-08-11T22:06:11Z")
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 – [ul] [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] ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/2 "2014-08-11T22:29:35Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > During the 1950s, all of Las Vegas Nevada could clearly see the effects of nuclear weapons testing. Flash, mushroom clouds, everything. People probably don’t realize [how close](http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q258/ParshallAE/Album%204/vegasview-nuclear.jpg) these tests were to the city. Have you seen the [website](http://www.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/) for the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/3 "2014-08-11T22:33:33Z")
Since this is about books, let’s move it to Cafe Society. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/4 "2014-08-11T22:50:41Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > People probably don’t realize [how close](http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q258/ParshallAE/Album%204/vegasview-nuclear.jpg) these tests were to the city. > > Have you seen the [website](http://www.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/) for the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas? I’m not in Vegas, & have never visited the Museum. Book titles? ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/5 "2014-08-12T13:22:25Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > 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. [http://store.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/](http://store.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/) ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/6 "2014-08-12T14:17:26Z")
Here’s a couple of films about this topic: [Atomic tests near Vegas cause problems](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Colossal_Man) [This one’s about atomic testing in New Mexico, but definitely gets into how the test affects people](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them!) ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/7 "2014-08-12T15:05:09Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > I’m not in Vegas, & have never visited the Museum. > > Book titles? 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. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/8 "2014-08-12T21:20:42Z")
They have books about The Bomb, but not about Vegas and The Bomb. Any titles? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-the-history-of-las-vegas-and-the-bomb/695330/9 "2014-08-12T22:45:48Z")
I suspect you’ll be better served looking for journal articles. Try [Google Scholar](http://scholar.google.com) if you don’t have access to databases through a library. Mean while, an ugly search in [worldcat.org](http://worldcat.org) gave me these. No idea if they’re really relevant to your topic. You have to judge that. [Explosion implosion](http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/591527238) A dissertation at the U of Calgary: [Growing up nuclear: Las Vegas children and the bomb](http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/294859578). Finally, you can try contacting the [UNLV libraries](https://www.library.unlv.edu/), either the main library or their [special collections department](https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/about). For example, they have [this project](http://digital.library.unlv.edu/ntsohp/). 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.