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Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2009
Philip Van Der Meer
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Paperback. Num Pages: 459 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
Whether touted for its burgeoning economy, affordable housing, and pleasant living style, or criticized for being less like a city than a sprawling suburb, Phoenix, by all environmental logic, should not exist. Yet despite its extremely hot and dry climate and its remoteness, Phoenix has grown into a massive metropolitan area. This exhaustive study examines the history of how Phoenix came into being and how it has sustained itself, from its origins in the 1860s to its present status as the nation's fifth largest city.
From the beginning, Phoenix sought to grow, and although growth has remained central to ... Read more
Whether touted for its burgeoning economy, affordable housing, and pleasant living style, or criticized for being less like a city than a sprawling suburb, Phoenix, by all environmental logic, should not exist. Yet despite its extremely hot and dry climate and its remoteness, Phoenix has grown into a massive metropolitan area. This exhaustive study examines the history of how Phoenix came into being and how it has sustained itself, from its origins in the 1860s to its present status as the nation's fifth largest city.
From the beginning, Phoenix sought to grow, and although growth has remained central to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
459
Condition
New
Number of Pages
478
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826348920
SKU
V9780826348920
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About Philip Van Der Meer
Philip VanderMeer is associate professor of history at Arizona State University. He is also the author of Phoenix Rising: The Making of a Desert Metropolis.
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