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Disappointment
This volume was a total disappointment.It contained few historic maps of Arizona and fewer details of its history.A large part of the book were boring maps of various demographic details hardly relating to what you would want in a supposed historical atlas.You can find better data free on the web...

Hardcover book purchased at Amazon described as slightly used.
Book is in excellent condition except for a raised seal mark as having been a prized member of someone's library.

Fair
This was a mandatory textbook purchase and it was interesting and valuable during the course.

Historical Atlas of Arizona
Great book for the research I'm doing for an historical novel.It gives information about the terrain, plant life, stage and train routes, mines and military reserves.

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This gloss laminated black and white poster of Arizona is jam-packed with illustrations and notes. The full map of Arizona is complimented with native flora and fauna, historical personages, and a close up of the Grand Canyon. The notes cover the full range of the State, from its history, its peoples, its places of interest, and its flora and fauna.

Size: 19" x 25"

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A reprint of the Original US Geological Survey Bulletin 1355.This publication is a catalog of locations, Geology, and production from the placer districts of Arizona. Over 90 Arizona Placer District covered in this publication. ... Read more

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Happy with purchase
Good book; as advertised. No complaints. Even had map inside, which I was not expecting. Thanks!

Placer gold in Arizona
This is the best book for anyone looking for placer gold in Arizona. I have used it in the past but lost that copy. Save yourself some money. Do not buy maps from web sites as they use the info in this book. This book and an Arizona atlas are all you need to find gold in Arizona.Her other books about placer gold in other states are just as good.

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Find Arizona's top sites for seeing unique wildlife and the habitats in which they live. Each entry includes information, notes and several photographs. Plus, can't miss locations in the three-tiered rating system! ... Read more

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Beautiful viewing guide
I'll start by saying I like any book that has a map and numbering system in beginning and this certainly has one.I got this book hoping to learn a little more about the native wildlife of Arizona.What this book actually delivers is exactly as the title states:a viewing guide.It gives beautiful pictures of some really amazing locations and what to keep an eye out for as far as wildlife is concerned, but as far as additional wildlife information goes, you won't find that here.It does offer some basic guidelines every hiker should know when venturing into the Arizona deserts.

Arizona Wildlife veiwing
This book is very informative about the wildlife of Arizona and the best places to view it.It covers the entire state and the photos are very nicely done. ... Read more

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"When I first broached the matter of writing his autobiography to John H. Cady, two things had struck me particularly. One was that of all the literature about Arizona there was little that attempted to give a straight, chronological and intimate description of events that occurred during the early life of the Territory, and, second, that of all the men I knew, Cady was best fitted, by reason of his extraordinary experiences, remarkable memory for names and dates, and seniority in pioneership, to supply the work that I felt lacking.

Some years ago, when I first came West, I happened to be sitting on the observation platform of a train bound for the orange groves of Southern California. A lady with whom I had held some slight conversation on the journey turned to me after we had left Tucson and had started on the long and somewhat dreary journey across the desert that stretches from the "Old Pueblo" to "San Berdoo," and said:

"Do you know, I actually used to believe all those stories about the 'wildness of the West.' I see how badly I was mistaken."

She had taken a half-hour stroll about Tucson while the train changed crews and had been impressed by the-to the casual observer-sleepiness [Pg 6]of the ancient town. She told me that never again would she look on a "wild West" moving picture without wanting to laugh. She would not believe that there had ever been a "wild West"-at least, not in Arizona. And yet it is history that the old Territory of Arizona in days gone by was the "wildest and woolliest" of all the West, as any old settler will testify.

There is no doubt that to the tourist the West is now a source of constant disappointment. The "movies" and certain literature have educated the Easterner to the belief that even now Indians go on the war-path occasionally, that even now cowboys sometimes find an outlet for their exuberant spirits in the hair-raising sport of "shooting up the town," and that even now battles between the law-abiding cattlemen and the "rustlers" are more or less frequent. When these people come west in their comfortable Pullmans and discover nothing more interesting in the shape of Indians than a few old squaws selling trinkets and blankets on station platforms, as at Yuma; when they visit one of the famous old towns where in days gone by white men were wont to sleep with one eye and an ear open for marauding Indians, and find electric cars, modern office buildings, paved streets crowded with luxurious motors, and the inhabitants nonchalantly pursuing the even tenor of their ways garbed in habiliments strongly suggestive of Forty-fourth street and Broadway; when they come West and note these signs of an [Pg 7]advancing and all-conquering civilization, I say, they invariably are disappointed. One lady I met even thought "how delightful" it would be "if the Apaches would only hold up the train!" It failed altogether to occur to her that, in the days when wagon-trains were held up by Apaches, few of those in them escaped to tell the gruesome tale. And yet this estimable lady, fresh from the drawing-rooms of Upper-Radcliffe-on-the-Hudson and the ballroom of Rector's, thought how "delightful" this would be! Ah, fortunate indeed is it that the pluck and persistence of the pioneers carved a way of peace for the pilgrims of today!" ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of the Southwest, published by University of Arizona on September 22, 2000. The length of the article is 2621 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Seri Maps.
Author: James Hills
Publication: Journal of the Southwest (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2000
Publisher: University of Arizona
Volume: 42Issue: 3Page: 577

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great map
Thomas Guide makes great maps! i use to use them religiously. i have a GPS now and don't use them anymore, but for those who drive a lot and don't have a GPS i highly recommend a Thomas Guide. ... Read more

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This newly revised map reflects the political state of the world in a colorful, up-to-date, and informative way. Its handy, portable size and easy-to-read legend make The Penguin Map of the World perfect for the home, school, and office.

€ Now features flags of the world
€ Shows updated political boundaries
€ Indicates time zones
€ Contains a six-language legend
€ Expands into a 2'8" x 4' map ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of the Southwest, published by University of Arizona on September 22, 2000. The length of the article is 2460 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Seri Concepts of Place.
Author: Charles Hine
Publication: Journal of the Southwest (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2000
Publisher: University of Arizona
Volume: 42Issue: 3Page: 583

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The Sonoran Desert, a fragile ecosystem, is under ever-increasing pressure from a burgeoning human population. This ecological atlas of the region's plants, a greatly enlarged and full revised version of the original 1972 atlas, will be an invaluable resource for plant ecologists, botanists, geographers, and other scientists, and for all with a serious interest in living with and protecting a unique natural southwestern heritage. An encyclopedia as well as an atlas, this monumental work describes the taxonomy, geographic distribution, and ecology of 339 plants, most of them common and characteristic trees, shrubs, or succulants. Also included is valuable information on natural history and ethnobotanical, commercial, and horticultural uses of these plants. The entry for each species includes a range map, an elevational profile, and a narrative account. The authors also include an extensive bibliography, referring the reader to the latest research and numerous references of historical importance, with a glossary to aid the general reader.Sonoran Desert Plants is a monumental work, unlikely to be superseded in the next generation. As the region continues to attract more people, there will be an increasingly urgent need for basic knowledge of plant species as a guide for creative and sustainable habitation of the area. This book will stand as a landmark resource for many years to come. ... Read more

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A classic, plain and simple
An important major reference work, Sonoran Desert Plants is an exhaustive study of the woody plants native to the Sonoran Desert.80 species are treated, and each species treatment includes excellent grey tone photographs and distribution maps, in addition to the discussion.This is an absolute sin qua non for students of the Sonoran Desert, botanists, naturalists, and aficionados of the cacti of the region.I reviewed this book several years ago & have not changed my mind about the book even though I am selling my copy now.I have moved "biomes" and really have no need for Sonoran biology texts anymore.

A superb in-depth manual especially recommended for ecologists studying the Sonoran desert area
Co-authored by plant ecologists Raymond Turner and Tony Burgess along with botanist Janice Bowers, Sonoran Desert Plants: An Ecological Atlas is an enlarged and thoroughly revised edition of the original 1972 atlas. Packed cover to cover with figures, distribution maps, black-and-white photographs, and detailed information concerning the taxonomy and ecology of 339 plants, Sonoran Desert Plants is a superb in-depth manual especially recommended for ecologists studying the Sonoran desert area. A glossary, index, and impressively extensive compendium of cited literature round out this specialist's resource.

Unique reference in its subject area and well done.
I found this book to be quite unique in the way it covers its subject area.I know of no other book which seeks to treat in a botanical manner the more conspicuous and important woody plants of the Sonoran Desert biome.I discovered the existence of plants that I previously did not know about.Each species is covered very well, with notes on its appearance, distribution, ethnobotany, and ecology.Excellent half-tone black and white photographs.I can't recommend this book too highly if one is interested in learning more about the Sonoran Desert woody plants. ... Read more