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Summary Note

A comprehensive history of America's ninth-largest city, a metropolitan area predicted to reach population of three million-plus by the end of the century. Luckingham covers the region's economic, political, social, and cultural history from mid-1860s to the present day.

General Note

Includes maps of: Phoenix and Vicinity, 1987; Bird's-Eye View of Phoenix, 1890; Salt River Project and Central Arizona, ca. 1950; Annexation Growth, 1881-1987; Freeway Plans, ca. 1985.

Content Note

Phoenix and the urban experience -- The emergent years, 1867-1889 -- Arizona capital, 1890-1913 -- Urban oisis, 1914-1929 -- Decline and recovery, 1929-1940 -- The boom years, 1941-1960 -- Sunbelt center, 1960-1980 -- Southwest metropolis: the 1980s.