{"product_id":"arizona-place-names-9780816510740","title":"Arizona Place Names","description":"\u003cb\u003eWill Croft Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (1858-1937) first came to Arizona as a cavalryman and went on to become a rancher, state legislator, and conservationist. From 1905 to 1935, his travels throughout the state, largely on horseback, enabled him to gather the anecdotes and geographical information that came to constitute \u003ci\u003eArizona Place Names.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For this first toponymic encyclopedia of Arizona, Barnes compiled information from published histories, federal and state government documents, and reminiscences of \"old timers, Indians, Mexicans, cowboys, sheep-herders, historians, any and everybody who had a story to tell as to the origin and meaning of Arizona names.\" The result is a book chock full of oddments, humor, and now-forgotten lore, which belongs on the night table as well as in the glove compartment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Barnes' original \u003ci\u003eArizona Place Names\u003c\/i\u003e has become a booklover's favorite and is much in demand. The University of Arizona Press is pleased to reissue this classic of Arizoniana, which remains as useful and timeless as it was more than half a century ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816510740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.46w x 1.07d","brand":"Will Croft Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644689969308,"sku":"9780816510740","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d4b11727-74b6-418c-92f8-f38cb7bd3e6f.jpg?v=1603859226","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/arizona-place-names-9780816510740","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}