{"product_id":"welcome-to-fabulous-las-vegas-isobel-harbison-9781526179227","title":"Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas: The Neon Legacy of Betty Willis and the World's Most Famous Sign","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe untold story of the world's most famous neon sign and the extraordinary woman who created it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Las Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s was a city coming out of wartime and into the public eye. All it needed was the right person to light it up - and against all the odds, that person was Betty Willis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the Cold War heating up and A-bomb tests going off just outside of town, Willis led a diverse team of glassblowers, metalworkers and electricians in a bold project to illuminate the desert sky. Her iconic neon creations would attract gamblers, filmmakers and artists from across the world. But working in an industry dominated by men, in a town run by the mob, presented its share of challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas charts the career of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant designers. It is an epic tale of a city and the people who built it, from famous showgirls and entertainers with their names in lights to the women and men working behind the scenes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isobel Harbison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526179229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526179227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Isobel Harbison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623607021823,"sku":"9781526179227","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/welcome-to-fabulous-las-vegas-isobel-harbison-9781526179227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}