Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West

Read [Judith Nies Book] * Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West Online ! PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. Amid the backdrop of the breathtaking desert landscape, Unreal City shows five cultures colliding—Hopi, Navajo, global energy corporations, Mormons, and US government agencies—resulting in a battle over resources and the future of the West.Las Vegas may attract 39 million visitors a year, but the tourists mesmerized by the dancing water fountains at the Bellagio dont

Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West

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Rating : 4.42 (992 Votes)
Asin : 1568587481
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 320 Pages
Publish Date : 2018-02-09
Language : English

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Her book is essential reading for those seeking to understand the largely hidden history and the forgotten deals and injustices that keep Las Vegas and Los Angeles glimmering." Hector Tobar, Los Angeles Times. An Best Book of the Year"Nies' great triumph is to emphatically bring the 'bloody nuisance' of the story behind the growth of the West to the public eye

"Water and Power and Lies" according to Raven Grimaldi. Judith Nies has managed to give me some sleepless nights this week. Nies has been involved in the research and the events of her book, Unreal City, for decades, and it shows. She knows the players, the terrain, the dirty secrets and the truth and she tells it in an engaging, forthright an. "You Can't Afford Not to Read Unreal City" according to Barbara Hindley. "I urge you to read this book. If you care about truth and justice, you can't afford not to." These are the final words of another "customer review" of Unreal City. I repeat them here, because I agree with them so passionately. This is a book that is meticulously researched and beautifull. Stunning book on politics of coal, poor research on Hopi/Navajo issues The author has done stunning research on the politics of coal. She reveals the dirty politics, the betrayal and manipulation of people and regulations. Where she really falls down is when she discusses Hopi/Navajo relations. She did not do sufficient research on the history of the Navajo

An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. Amid the backdrop of the breathtaking desert landscape, Unreal City shows five cultures colliding—Hopi, Navajo, global energy corporations, Mormons, and US government agencies—resulting in a battle over resources and the future of the West.Las Vegas may attract 39 million visitors a year, but the tourists mesmerized by the dancing water fountains at the Bellagio don't ask where the water comes from. To the outside world, it was a land struggle between two fractious Indian tribes; to political insiders and energy corporati

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