| Wickenburg Contributor(s): Downey, Lynn (Author), Desert Caballeros Western Museum (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738585041 ISBN-13: 9780738585048 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 979.173 |
| LCCN: 2011939323 |
| Series: Images of America |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.5" W x 9.18" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Once known as the Dude Ranch Capital of the World, Wickenburg, Arizona, has had many lives since its founding during the Civil War years. When German immigrant Henry Wickenburg discovered the Vulture Gold Mine in the fall of 1863 and put down roots as a miner and farmer, he also set down the beginnings of the city that would be named in his honor. Early residents and visitors included miners, ranchers, gunslingers, newspaper editors, and saloon keepers. Families made their way to town in the early 20th century and opened businesses, established churches and a library, and sent their children to local schools. In the 1930s, dude ranches blossomed in and around the city limits and tourists were enchanted by the real Wild West ambience. As the century progressed, people remained in town for generations, while newcomers regularly moved in to enjoy Wickenburg s desert setting and modern amenities." |
Contributor Bio(s): Downey, Lynn: - Author Lynn Downey tells this story through vintage photographs, advertising, postcards, and artifacts from the collections of the Desert Caballeros Western Museum. Additional images from local photographers, historians, and private collections round out the history of Wickenburg, the town whose past informs its present but which always looks to the future. |