Gateways to the Southwest: The Story of Arizona State Parks

by Jay M. Price

Arizona is home to some of the region's most stunning national parks and monuments and has had a long tradition of strong federal agencies--along with effective local governments--developing and managing parklands. Before World War II, protecting sites from development seemed counterproductive to a state government dominated by extractive industries. By the late 1950s this state that prided itself on being a tourist destination found its lack...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816522871
• ISBN13: 9780816522873
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"