Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2008
Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2008
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Philip Vandermeer
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.