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Name: Coolidge
Brand: Ralph A. Swain
SKU: 9781467133852
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Starry skies leap into closer proximity at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. And the past comes into equally stark focus through the lens of our Arizona history books. Direct your gaze to the pioneers of early Tucson before water began trickling into Flowing Wells. The relief of a tuberculosis patient finding sanctuary with Sunnyslope’s Desert Mission. A twitchy trigger finger in Tombstone’s O.K. Corral. The widened eyes of a motorist zipping by the Grand Canyon. All rendered in our Arizona catalogue with the clarity of Sedona’s red rocks on a cloudless day. [View all Arizona books]

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Cemeteries of Yavapai County

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A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms & Ranches

The Historic Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix

Around Yavapai County

Prescott Fire Department

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Grand Canyon's Tusayan Village

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Location Filming in Arizona

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Coolidge

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Phoenix's Roosevelt Row

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Glendale

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Phoenix's Ahwatukee-Foothills

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Portal of the Chiricahuas

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Early Bisbee

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Lowell Observatory

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The Grand Canyon

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Abandoned Arizona: Relics of the Past

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Mesa

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Abandoned Arizona

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Early Phoenix

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Coolidge

9781467133852

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Even by Arizona standards, Coolidge is a relatively "new" town. Its original site was platted in 1925 with a modest 80 acres purchased by Phoenix businessman Richard J. Jones, and it would be another 20 years before the town was incorporated. Nevertheless, the Coolidge environs possess a rich and colorful history going back several thousand years when the ancestral Sonoran people began building permanent structures and constructing canals to divert Gila River water for their crops. Two hundred years after the ancient civilization abandoned the area, Spanish explorers passed through on their way to California. But it was ultimately the establishment of main line rail service, the construction of a dam, and the building of the only north-south highway between Tucson and Phoenix that led to the formation of this town named after America's 30th president.

Tucson

9781467133647

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After World War II, Tucson experienced burgeoning growth. People were drawn here by the mild winters. By 1950, Tucson's population reached 120,000, and it doubled to 220,000 by 1960. In 1952, the world-famous Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was founded. Four years later, the Tucson Air National Guard Base was activated. During the 1960s, the Old Tucson Studios theme park, El Con Mall, the Tucson International Airport, the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Reid Park Zoo, and Pima Community College were established. In the 1970s, the Tucson Community Center and the Pima Air & Space Museum were established. Around 1984, Channel 12 began broadcasting. In the 1990s, Biosphere II was built, and in 2005, the Jewish History Museum and the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum were dedicated. Tucson has stood the test of time, surviving the difficult periods and thriving during the good times.

Early Bisbee

9781467133524

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Before Bisbee became a bustling mining camp, it was a haven to Native Americans for centuries. However, their presence brought the intrusion of army scouts and prospectors into the Mule Mountains. The coincidental discovery of vast mineral wealth at the future site of Bisbee permanently affixed the fate of the land forever. Rising from the remote desert was a dynamic mining city, a city that grew into one of the most influential communities in the West. Bisbee was unique in the Old West because of the mixed moral values. High society and the decadent underworld lived in a delicate balance, but a vibrant multicultural community was forged from these social fires.

Lowell Observatory

9781467134170

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Atop a mesa one mile west of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, sits Lowell Observatory, an astronomical research facility steeped in tradition. Percival Lowell, scion of a Boston Brahmin family, initially established his observatory in 1894 to study the possibility of intelligent life on Mars. Lowell widely popularized his controversial theories, sparking debate among both the scientific community and lay public. In the following years, the observatory's astronomers made several discoveries that dramatically altered our understanding of space, including Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 and V.M. Slipher's detection of the expanding nature of the universe in 1912. Decades later, Apollo astronauts visited as part of their training to fly to the moon. These stories and others offer a glimpse of the scientific discovery, community pride, and personal triumph that define Lowell Observatory.

Abandoned Arizona: Relics of the Past

9781634994767

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Abandoned Arizona: Relics of the Past is a nocturnal look at vintage and iconic signs in Arizona. Follow photographer Sandra Jungling as she travels Arizona's historic roadways in search of the signs that encapsulated an era where signs were bigger, bolder, and brighter to attract attention. This book provides a unique view of Arizona as car culture rose during the mid-twentieth century. Many of the signs have succumbed to neglect and are on the verge of vanishing forever. Whether fans of American history, neon signs, mid-century modern architecture, or creative photography, readers will be taken on a journey of what it was like to travel through Arizona.

Mesa

9781467160407

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Brigham Young sent the first pioneers to Mesa in the late 1870s to help support the Mormon Church's expansion into Mexico. Some of the earliest businesses during those days included a blacksmith shop, theater, lumberyard, and mercantile. Much of the early architecture still exists among the downtown buildings, churches, and schools.

Abandoned Arizona

9781634994408

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Arizona, granted statehood in 1912 as the forty-eighth state, has a rich and fascinating history that dates back much further, into the early 1800s. With ancient Native American civilizations and famous Western icons, the American Southwest has long been a source for stories of lore, exploration, adventure, outlaws, and the "Wild West" lifestyle. As settlers moved West, the landscape of what would become Arizona would change drastically due to increased human population, as well as the effects caused by the harsh desert weather. Abandoned Arizona: Secrets of the Desert covers towns, historical sites, and businesses that have been lost, forgotten, or abandoned across the state of Arizona. Travel across the unforgiving desert and see the remains of past homesteads, ghost towns, and much more. From stops along the historic Route 66, the mystery domes in Casa Grande, a waterpark, and a hot spring bathhouse, this book documents more than twenty forgotten sites.

Early Phoenix

9780738548395

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Like the mythical bird it is named after, Phoenix rose from the desert heat to become a prosperous and vital city. Settled on the lands of the ancient Hohokam Indians, Phoenix began as an agricultural community in the 1860s. It was appointed county seat
of Maricopa County in 1871 and territorial capital in 1889. By 1900, town boosters were calling Phoenix an "Oasis in the Desert" and the "Denver of the Southwest." By 1920, Phoenix was on its way to being a metropolitan city with a population of 29,053 and sporting an eight-story "skyscraper." Many farsighted individuals documented this development through photographs, allowing today's residents to see the community's amazing growth from small town to big city.