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Overview"Arizona is full of fascinating and often humorous stories of strange places, bizarre events, intriguing history and colorful characters: * Mesa's founder was the great-grandfather of Fay Wray, star of King Kong (1933) * The place to go for great burgers in Kayenta is also the place to learn about the Navajo Code Talkers * Phoenix native Joan Ganz Cooney created Sesame Street * Irving Berlin wrote the greatest Christmas song of all time--""White Christmas""--while sitting beside a swimming pool in Phoenix * One of the seven species of horned lizards found in Arizona is the horny toad, which squirts blood from its eyes when frightened * Chandler holds an annual Ostrich Festival--one of the Top 10 Unique Festivals in the United States * The only two communities in the U.S. where postal workers still deliver mail by mule are both in the Grand Canyon--in Havasu Falls, where the Havasupai tribe has lived for 800 years, and in Phantom Ranch, a resort village * The ""Jojo's"" mentioned in the Beatles' song ""Get Back"" was a popular bar in Tucson * And more." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Soderberg , Lisa Wojna , Peter Tyler (University of Cambridge, UK St Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK St Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK) , Roger GarciaPublisher: Blue Bike Books Imprint: Blue Bike Books Dimensions: Width: 5.50cm , Height: 13.30cm , Length: 20.90cm Weight: 0.244kg ISBN: 9781897278499ISBN 10: 1897278497 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 15 August 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBestselling author Lisa Wojna has authored or co-authored more than 20 books for Blue Bike Books, including Weird Canadian Laws and the Bathroom Book of Canadian Quotes. She has also written many other non-fiction books. Having worked in the community newspaper industry as a writer and journalist, she has traveled all over Canada from the windy prairies of Manitoba to northern British Columbia and even to the wilds of Africa. Although writing and photography have been a central part of her life for as long as she can remember, its the people behind every story that are her motivation and give her the most fulfillment. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |