Awesome Arizona
200 Amazing Facts about the Grand Canyon State
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2023
University of New Mexico Press (Verlag)
978-0-8263-6457-9 (ISBN)
University of New Mexico Press (Verlag)
978-0-8263-6457-9 (ISBN)
Which state has the most national monuments? Where in America can you find one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World? Where is the largest contiguous forest of ponderosa pine? In Awesome Arizona, Roger Naylor has amassed 200 amazing facts and fascinating commentary about his beloved state.
Which state has the most national monuments? Where in America can you find one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World? Where is the largest contiguous forest of ponderosa pine? In Awesome Arizona, Roger Naylor, "the Dean of Arizona Travel Writers," has amassed 200 amazing facts and fascinating commentary about his beloved state. This is the fast-paced, funny encyclopedia that lovers of Arizona have been craving.
Awesome Arizona captures the essence of the sixth-largest state, from its rowdy past to its epic landscape bulging with mountains, slashed by canyons, and blown apart by volcanoes. Learn about trees that once shaded dinosaurs, the West's most legendary gunfight, the world's largest antique, the best-preserved meteor crater on earth, where the post office still delivers mail by mule, the longest poker game in history, how Arizona saved the unicorn, and so much more.
Which state has the most national monuments? Where in America can you find one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World? Where is the largest contiguous forest of ponderosa pine? In Awesome Arizona, Roger Naylor, "the Dean of Arizona Travel Writers," has amassed 200 amazing facts and fascinating commentary about his beloved state. This is the fast-paced, funny encyclopedia that lovers of Arizona have been craving.
Awesome Arizona captures the essence of the sixth-largest state, from its rowdy past to its epic landscape bulging with mountains, slashed by canyons, and blown apart by volcanoes. Learn about trees that once shaded dinosaurs, the West's most legendary gunfight, the world's largest antique, the best-preserved meteor crater on earth, where the post office still delivers mail by mule, the longest poker game in history, how Arizona saved the unicorn, and so much more.
Roger Naylor is an award-winning travel writer, an avid hiker, and a road-trip junkie. He is a member of the Arizona Tourism Hall of Fame and the author of several Arizona books, including Arizona State Parks: A Guide to Amazing Places in the Grand Canyon State and Arizona's Scenic Roads and Hikes: Unforgettable Journeys in the Grand Canyon State (both from UNM Press).
Erscheinungsdatum | 21.01.2023 |
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Verlagsort | Albuquerque, NM |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 127 x 178 mm |
Gewicht | 272 g |
Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA |
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8263-6457-8 / 0826364578 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8263-6457-9 / 9780826364579 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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