Arizona

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Arizona is written by Jim Turner and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1940322294 (ISBN 10) and 9781940322292 (ISBN 13).

Historian and raconteur Jim Turner has done it again! Writing for all residents but especially recent retirees, seasonal residents, and new arrivals who want to learn about their new home, Jim ushers you from the times of ancient cliff dwellings to biotech firms, with fascinating stories of two centuries of mining, Mormon immigration, ranching, farming, health seekers, education, tourism, moviemaking, and the Five Cs; Wild West legends, stage robbers, and dancehall girls; unsung heroes like the Navajo Code Talkers and Nellie Cashman, the "Miner's Angel"; Native American cultures, including Hopi, Navajo, and Apache; European settlement, the conquistadors, and Catholic missions; mini biographies of significant people like Sandra Day O'Connor, Father Eusebio Kino, Hi Jolly, Barry Goldwater, and Balloon Buster Frank Luke; and much more about this beautiful land and the people who inhabited it.