History & Geology Maps, Guidebooks and DVDs in Arizona

For the history buff in us all, we offer the Roadside History and Roadside Geology series by Mountain Press for all the Rocky Mountain states as well as Yellowstone National Park.  We also stock books on the Missouri River history, travels of Lewis and Clark, Glacial Lake Missoula and Natural History guides for the Rocky Mountains as well as Glacier National Park.  So why not read to the kids (or the driver) on those long stretches of road, some fascinating stories of the places they're about to see.



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Roadside History of Arizona, 2nd edition

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Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman visited Arizona in the summer of 1880. A promoter made the mistake of asking him what he thought of the place. "Too damn hot and dry," Sherman declared. "All she needs," the promoter said soothingly, "is less heat, more water, and a few good citizens." "Hunh," Sherman said. "That's all hell needs." (From Roadside History of Arizona) The last of the lower forty-eight to gain statehood in 1912, Ari… • $19.95 • read more

Roadside Geology of Arizona

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"Roadside Geology of Arizona made sense of the landscape out the car window from the rise of mountains to the spread of deserts." - Arizona Daily Star The rise of mountains and the spread of deserts has marked the geologic history of Arizona. Landscapes that we see today are here because of landscapes of the past, and because of tremendous forces deep within the earth, forces that carry continents into collisions and then drag them apart again, forces of heat and pre… • $17.95 • read more