How Arizona Sold Its Sunshine: The Historical Hotels of Arizona relates how hotels, inns and lodges changed from tiny wooden and adobe structures of the 1880s with their questionable clientele, greasy beans, and poor health standards to the swanky hotels of the 20th Century where film stars, politicians, the sick and the wealthy traveled to Arizona for sunshine, pure air and the natural beauty of Arizona's attractions. Explore 65 hotels, their founders, their clientele, their ghosts and their contributions to Arizona's history.

A kaleidoscopic book that illuminates our obsession with weather--as both physical reality and evocative metaphor--focusing on the ways in which it is perceived, feared, embraced, managed, and even marketed.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the charms and opportunities of Arizona. With sections on the state's climate, industries, and natural beauty, it highlights the many reasons why it is the ideal place to live, work, and invest. Whether you are a potential resident or simply interested in learning more about one of America's most dynamic regions, Arizona: The Land of Sunshine and Silver is an indispensable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Includes reports, etc., of the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institutes of America.

Arizona is unique among American states, not only in its geography and geology but also in the diversity of its climate, in its indigenous animal and plant life, and in the history of its first inhabitants-communities of Indians whose ancestors arrived on the scene more than 20,000 years ago. Arizona is also the youngest of the contiguous mainland states of America...precisely because of these very same factors. Its climate, geography and Indian tribes were major barriers that prevented the territory from becoming widely populated by the Spanish, Mexicans and early European-Americans, and from being used as a cross-roads by American fur/pelt trappers, gold prospectors and settlers who began pushing west in the mid-1800s. Now, it is exactly these same factors that make Arizona a great place to live as well as a world-famous travel destination. The stories of how Arizona finally became what it is today are as amazing as the lay and the beauty of the land. Great background reading for residents and visitors alike, and an ideal gift.