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Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2009

Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2009( )
Author: VanderMeer, Philip R.
ISBN:978-0-8263-4891-3
Publication Date:Feb 2011
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $39.95
Book Description:

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...
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