How Arizona Sold Its Sunshine: The Historical Hotels of Arizona

Many of the hotels have personal memories for me. I now live in Sedona Arizona, where I continue to be a bookworm at the Sedona Library. Some of the hotels have been demolished, but most continue to shelter Arizona tourists. The book is dedicated to my mother who loved sitting in the hotel lobbies watching for film stars. I was lucky enough to grow up in Tucson Arizona, where I spent most of my time as a bookworm in the downtown library. . I b

Explore 65 hotels, their founders, their clientele, their ghosts and their contributions to Arizona's history. Book features 85 historical photos of the hotels.. How Arizona Sold Its Sunshine: The Historical Hotels of Arizona relates how hotels, inns, and lodges changed from tiny wooden and adobe structures of the 1880s with their questionable clientele, greasy beans and poor health standards to the swanky hotels of the 20th Century where film stars, politicisns the sick and the wealthy traveled to Arizona for sunshine, pure air and the natural beauty of Arizona's attractions

fascinating aspects of Arizona's history" -- Don Langlois Arizona History Librarian State Capitol Archives and Public Records. " a must for those traveling through Arizona looking for a unique place to hang their hat for the night." -- Marshall Trimble Official Arizona State Historian October 2003"A tribute to the wonderful hotels that are still around and to others that have faded into the sunset." -- Linda Starr Questers International Second Vice President"History is recorded in many ways, one of which is in historic building