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Author: William Ascarza
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738579238
Size: 46.47 MB
Format: PDF
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 127
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Book Description: The Tucson Mountains are located several miles west of downtown Tucson. For thousands of years, this mountain range has been inhabited, explored, and traveled by Native Americans who settled near the Santa Cruz River. Homesteaders, prospectors, and ranchers arrived in the late 19th century, drawn by the area's close proximity to Tucson and the Southern Pacific Railroad, as well as the promise of land and mineral wealth. During the past 100 years, conservation efforts to preserve and enhance the community's understanding of this geologic treasure have led to the establishment of museums and parks, including Tucson Mountain Park, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and Saguaro National Park West. Old Tucson Studios has used the surrounding Tucson Mountains as a movie backdrop for more than 70 years. The White Stallion Ranch and the J. W. Marriot at Starr Pass make the Tucson Mountains a popular destination for visitors who want to experience the rugged beauty and character of the American Southwest.

Author: Betty Leavengood
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 0871089769
Size: 17.64 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Book Description: This rich, enthusiastic guide to the Tucson, Rincon, Santa Catalina, and Santa Rita Mountains has been completely revised. Betty Leavengood’s fourth edition of her bestselling Tucson Hiking Guide offers new routes and updated access information, detailed maps, and clear descriptions to area trailheads. This latest edition includes thirty-seven hikes rated easy to difficult by mountain range; revised information on precautions for desert hiking; historical notes, photographs, and anecdotes; and detailed maps and descriptions with elevation/distance.

Author: Mary Paganelli Votto
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762775823
Size: 18.80 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Book Description: Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be. Tucson Savor the Southwestern cuisine. Bask in 350 days of sunshine a year. Find inspiration in the desert and mountain landscape. • A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike • Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations • How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation • Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities

Author: Bruce Grubbs
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493027778
Size: 12.20 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Book Description: Best Easy Day Hikes Tucson includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow hikes in and around Tucson, Arizona. Discover a region of diverse scenery and natural splendors—including a beautiful cactus forest; the Sendero Esperanza Trail, a classic example of the Sonoran Desert's lush vegetation; and the famous Seven Falls, a series of seasonal cascades in Bear Canyon.

Author: Pam Hait
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149301692X
Size: 69.45 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Book Description: Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of these popular Arizona cities. With full trip-planning information, Day Trips from Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff. helps makes the most of a brief getaway.

Author: Paul J. Lawton
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556291
Size: 72.13 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 127
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Book Description: In 1939, Columbia Pictures based a film on Clarence Kelland's book Arizona, set during the Civil War in Arizona Territory. To accurately portray the novel's landscape, Columbia selected a spot about 10 miles from what is now downtown Tucson in the middle of a large Pima County park for the filming. In 1959, Bob Shelton, a Kansas City developer, purchased the lot, determined to build an active movie studio and tourist attraction. His vision was successful, and Old Tucson Studios has set the stage for over 200 movies and television shows. As Western movies regain their popularity in the box office, the future looks bright for Old Tucson Studios to become a premier filming site in Arizona.

Author: David Allen Kring
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 15.28 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Calderas
Languages : en
Pages : 103
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Book Description: A geologic history of southern Arizona, and specifically of the Tucson Mountains, includes an outline of the geologic evidence that was used to reveal the history of the area, explains the processes that formed the rocks found in the Tucson Mountains, summarizes all the rock formations in the range, discusses the state's numerous mineral deposits, and more.

Author: Renée Jane Rondeau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 72.13 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 47
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Author: Joseph Babinsky
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411640411
Size: 18.64 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Book Description: Faces of Joseph is a story of a man born and raised in a preacher's home, who sets his sights on finding his purpose in life. He weaves a life in the Christian Church as a Presbyterian minister, where he finds partial fulfillment in social-political activism. In the sixties, Joseph involves himself in the civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama. In 1970 he unites with other ministers for an Intra-Faith spiritual quest which takes them to London, Geneva, Rome and Israel. In the 70s and later 80s the the author undergoes two dramatic changes in the desert of Arizona . In the first experience he chooses to walk away from Presbyterianism to Pentecostalism. The second experience follows several years later where Joseph discovers an inner world of the spirit that opens the door to new self-awareness. The book ends with an unusual chapter where Joseph meets two very special people in a dream. Here, Joseph stumbles on a fantastic discovery that will lighten as well as enlighten the hearts of the reader.

Author: C. L. Sonnichsen
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806120423
Size: 56.63 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 383
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Book Description: A history of Tucson, Arizona, traces the development of this great southwestern city from its beginning as a mud village in northern Mexico two centuries ago to its emergence as an American metropolis.