Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Phoenix PDF full book. Access full book title Phoenix by Bradford Luckingham. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.
Author: Bradford Luckingham Publisher: University of Arizona Press ISBN: 0816534675 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 332
Book Description
More than half of all Arizonans live in Phoenix, the center of one of the most urbanized states in the nation. This history of the Sunbelt metropolis traces its growth from its founding in 1867 to its present status as one of the ten largest cities in the United States. Drawing on a wide variety of archival materials, oral accounts, promotional literature, and urban historical studies, Bradford Luckingham presents an urban biography of a thriving city that for more than a century has been an oasis of civilization in the desert Southwest. First homesteaded by pioneers bent on seeing a new agricultural empire rise phoenix-like from ancient Hohokam Indian irrigation ditches and farming settlements, Phoenix became an agricultural oasis in the desert during the late 1800s. With the coming of the railroads and the transfer of the territorial capital to Phoenix, local boosters were already proclaiming it the new commercial center of Arizona. As the city also came to be recognized as a health and tourist mecca, thanks to its favorable climate, the concept of "the good life" became the centerpiece of the city's promotional efforts. Luckingham follows these trends through rapid expansion, the Depression, and the postwar boom years, and shows how economic growth and quality of life have come into conflict in recent times.
Author: Bradford Luckingham Publisher: University of Arizona Press ISBN: 0816534675 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 332
Book Description
More than half of all Arizonans live in Phoenix, the center of one of the most urbanized states in the nation. This history of the Sunbelt metropolis traces its growth from its founding in 1867 to its present status as one of the ten largest cities in the United States. Drawing on a wide variety of archival materials, oral accounts, promotional literature, and urban historical studies, Bradford Luckingham presents an urban biography of a thriving city that for more than a century has been an oasis of civilization in the desert Southwest. First homesteaded by pioneers bent on seeing a new agricultural empire rise phoenix-like from ancient Hohokam Indian irrigation ditches and farming settlements, Phoenix became an agricultural oasis in the desert during the late 1800s. With the coming of the railroads and the transfer of the territorial capital to Phoenix, local boosters were already proclaiming it the new commercial center of Arizona. As the city also came to be recognized as a health and tourist mecca, thanks to its favorable climate, the concept of "the good life" became the centerpiece of the city's promotional efforts. Luckingham follows these trends through rapid expansion, the Depression, and the postwar boom years, and shows how economic growth and quality of life have come into conflict in recent times.
Author: A. Leonard Meyer Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780666152794 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 76
Book Description
Excerpt from Meyer's Business Directory of the City of Phoenix, Arizona: Containing a Classified and Professional Guide; A List of All the City and County and Federal Officials; Correct Tables Railroad Fares, Express Tariffs and Telegraph Tolls to All Points of the Compass, and Other Valuable Information Public and private, of this rapidly-growing young city, are creditable to the enterprise of its people. The old adobe of the early pioneer is fast dis appearing before the march of progress. The streets cross each other at right angles, and there are three plazas, or public squares. In one these the county court-house stands, a commodious brick structure stories, crowned by a handsome clock tower. The other plaza w be occupied by a city hall. It will be of brick and stone, two st height. Adorned with shrubbery, grass and shade trees, these will be an attractive feature of the town. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: A. Leonard Meyer Publisher: ISBN: 9783744693912 Category : Languages : en Pages : 76
Book Description
Meyer's Business Directory of the City of Phoenix, Arizona is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Author: John Theobald Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 232
Book Description
"... An indispensable source book for those with serious interest in pioneer communication systems and the cities, towns, and hamlets where Arizona history was made. Wells Fargo hauled treasure from Arizona mines to mint and market; it brought mail and express to remote and faraway places; and its personnel contributed importantly to converting wilderness to the nation's fastest-growing state.
Author: Bradford Luckingham
Author: Bradford Luckingham
Author: 
Author: A. Leonard Meyer
Author: A. Leonard Meyer
Author: John Theobald
Author: Ida Catherine Hilbers
Author: 
Author: 
Author: 
Author: