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File:Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.jpg|link=Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas|'''''[[Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''''' is an American film noir comedy road film about a successful woman (Joan Crawford) who marries a free-spirited writer (Hunter S. Thompson). | |||
File:How Uncanny Was My Valley.jpg|link=How Uncanny Was My Valley|'''''[[How Uncanny Was My Valley]]''''' is a 1941 film about the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child [[Philip K. Dick (nonfiction)|Pkd]], who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family. | |||
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How Green Was My Green Felt Jungle is a cautionary novel about a Welsh family and the gambling community in which they live: Las Vegas.
In the News
Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an American film noir comedy road film about a successful woman (Joan Crawford) who marries a free-spirited writer (Hunter S. Thompson).
How Uncanny Was My Valley is a 1941 film about the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child Pkd, who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.
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External links
- How Green Was My Valley @ Wikipedia - 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live.
- The Green Felt Jungle @ Wikipedia - 1963 book by Ovid Demaris and Ed Reid. It exposes Las Vegas's dark underbelly, discussing the role of mobsters, prostitution, and political influence peddling in control of the city.