A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms & Ranches

A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms & Ranches
Author: Lili DeBarbieri
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2012-07-24
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1614235937

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Experience southwestern heritage, culture and cuisine while learning to rope and herd cattle, trail ride through the wilderness or make prickly pear syrup. With roots dating back to the mid-1800s, southern Arizona's historic guest ranches and farm stays include Spain's first mission in the continental United States, a former World War II prison camp and boys' boarding school and a Butterfield Stagecoach stop. Intimately connected to Arizona's land and legacy, these unparalleled retreats have hosted countless artists, movie stars and politicians and continue to enrich their present-day communities through food, education and conservation. Pack your bags and join travel writer Lili DeBarbieri for a journey into the rural west south of the Gila River.

Arizona Ranch Houses

Arizona Ranch Houses
Author: Janet Ann Stewart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1987
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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Janet Stewart's overview of Arizona ranch houses not only recounts the development of a popular architectural form, ir also offers a practical guide for modern homebuilders who wish to recapture this famous style. Photographs and floor plans accompany the text.

Location Filming in Arizona

Location Filming in Arizona
Author: Lili DeBarbieri
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2014-03-11
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1625845197

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The scenic natural vistas of Arizona's deserts and mountains have made it a favorite backdrop of movies and television shows. Westerns such as silent-era pictures derived from Zane Grey fiction through the John Ford-John Wayne classics "Stagecoach "and "The Searchers "benefited from the beautiful and rugged landscapes. TV classics such as "Gunsmoke" and "Little House on the Prairie" helped define Arizona's allure for Hollywood. Oscar winners "Jerry Maguire" and "Little Miss Sunshine "took advantage of the infrastructure that accumulated to lure filmmakers to Tucson, Yuma, Phoenix, Prescott, Sedona and all corners of the Grand Canyon State". Join author Lili DeBarbieri as she looks at the movies and shows shot in the state, as well as other aspects of Arizona film culture.

Sedona Verde Valley Art

Sedona Verde Valley Art
Author: Lili DeBarbieri
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2015-04-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625853769

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The jaw-dropping allure of the Sedona Verde Valley is a magnet for celebrated visual artists from around the world. This unforgettable landscape has inspired nearly a century of diverse painting, experimental collage, provocative sculpture and stimulating architecture. Tourists and locals are enamored of the Chapel of the Holy Cross, and the unique and often political art of Jerome continues to evolve. In a captivating exploration of state and regional styles alongside profiles of contemporary masters, author and historian Lili DeBarbieri presents the full story of Sedona art.

Nature-Based Tourism in Mallorca’s Natural Areas

Nature-Based Tourism in Mallorca’s Natural Areas
Author: Luisa Wolter
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2013-12-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3658045361

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Luisa Wolter examines the travel motivations and interests of natural park visitors to Mallorca with a special focus on sustainable tourism development. The data for the study were collected from tourists in the two natural parks s’ Albufera and Llevant in the North of Mallorca. Based on the results of the analysis, natural area managers can develop new products and marketing strategies that address their very own visitors, contribute to the sustainable development of their region, and influence the visitors’ views and behaviors by raising environmental awareness.

The Truth about Geronimo

The Truth about Geronimo
Author: Britton Davis
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1976-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780803258402

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Britton Davis's account of the controversial "Geronimo Campaign" of 1885–86 offers an important firsthand picture of the famous Chiricahua warrior and the men who finally forced his surrender. Davis knew most of the people involved in the campaign and was himself in charge of Indian scouts, some of whom helped hunt down the small band of fugitives Robert M. Utley's foreword reevaluates the account for the modern reader and establishes its his torical background.

Southern Arizona's Extraordinary History

Southern Arizona's Extraordinary History
Author: Jim Gressinger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2016-08-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780997868005

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