Arizona Books

This book is a must keep for all nature photographers. The books is well organized into basics,types of photography and places for photography with directions to the best photogenic locations in arizona. The portfolio section is amazing and has some of the outstanding photos one has ever seen about american southwest. The articles and photographs by outstanding photographers like Jack Dykinga,David Muench,Gary ladd,Peter ensenberger,Richard maack,Tom vezo,Leroy dejolie etc are both a visual as well as aesthetic feast to all photo enthusiasts. The experiences they have mastered over the years cannot be found anywhere else in one single place. This is a great travel guide too giving good directions to the best locations through out arizona. A jem of a book. Highly recommendable.

This issue features photographs of artwork by, and stories about: Allan Houser, Joseph Lonewolf, Grace Medicine Flower, Fritz Scholder, Helen Hardin, Charles Loloma, and R. C. Gorman.

Also, "Film Maker's Reflections," by Tony Schmitz, American Indian Artists Film Series.

The works of Frank Lloyd Wright have been featured in many magazines. As far as I know, though, only one magazine editor lived in a home designed by Wright - and paid a fee that was less than the housewarming gift (a piano) that he received from the architect when the home was completed.

For those unfamiliar with Arizona Highways magazine: Maybe you have to have lived in Arizona, to understand its significance. In its own way, the state magazine under editor Raymond Carlson established a world-class reputation in its field, just as Wright did in his.

On the front cover of this issue is a photograph of Taliesin West, as it appeared more than 50 years ago. (The photo wraps around to tbe back.) You know you have met a native when you are told, "I could have bought land out there for $100 an acre, but no one saw any future in Scottsdale at the time." Of course, Frank Lloyd Wright and his followers did.

Inside front cover: A full-page black and white photo of the approach to Taliesin West, along a dirt road, with the McDowell Mountains in the background.

Editor Carlson writes: "We are singularly proud of this issue because of the presence in it of Frank Lloyd Wright, eminent American architect and Arizona resident. We give you a few of the houses he has designed in the Phoenix area, we take you on a visit to his winter home, Taliesin West, and we offer you an article by Mr. Wright himself."

The article by Wright, "Organic Expression of the Nature of Architecture," is accompanied by a full-page b&w photo of the author. There is also an aerial view of Taliesin, out there in the middle of the nowhere desert; a drawing of the Taliesin West floor plan; and six pages of Taliesin photos, many in color.

The homes shown include the Benjamin Adelman "cottage;" the Raymond Carlson home; and the David Wright patio-house in a citrus grove at the foot of Camelback Mountain.

Other articles in this issue tell the story of the Salt River Project; Hereford cattle in Arizona; and photography of Spring on the desert.

Inside back cover: color photo of the Taliesin West theater at night.

Wickenburg, Yesterday and Today, by Ida Smith. Excerpts from A Path to Enchantment, An Artist in the Sonora Desert, by Wiliam J. Schaldach. Jeeping in Arizona, by Don Dedera. Central Arizona Project, by Tim Kelly.

Nogales - A close-up look at the twin cities of the South, the gateway to colorful Mexico.

Back Road to the Silver Kings - A round-trip tour of the glorious ghost towns of the Patagonias.

Kino and the Mission Frontier - Tumacacori, Cocospera, and Magdalena revisited.

Rancho La Arizona - A visit to the historic Mexican ranch that gave Arizona its name.

Table of Contents

Barry Goldwater on Photography: Before the Washington years, Barry Goldwater was well known as an avid outdoorsman and photographer. Here ar some of his reminiscences and some of his images of the Arizona landscape.

Eagles: One man's 12-year effort to capture on film the parenting cycle of our national symbol yields on impressive collection of rare and exciting photographs.

A Tale of Three Towns: In this state with at least three distinct cultures, three geographic regions, and a multitrack economy, there's no such thing as a typical Arizona small town. Lawrence W. Cheek visits St. David; Chinle; and Lake Havasu City.

Polo, Sport of Princes and Cowboys: At its best, it is much less a brawl than a ballet, choreographed for skilled riders and highly trained horses hurtling along at speeds up to 35 miles an hour.

The Buffalo Soldiers: Expert Indian fighters, the black troopers of the 10th Cavalry came within a step of catching Apache leader Naiche in a carefully laid trap.

The Old West in Stamps: "Return with us now to those days of yesteryear . . ." For postal officials both here and abroad, the American West has long been a favorite theme.

Bear Hunting the Hard Way: Arizona contains some of the finest black bear habitat in North America, resulting in a large and healthy population of the animals. We know because Al LeCount keeps track of them.

Bear Fever: What started out as a quiet weekend of angling in Arizona's north country came to an abrupt halt when a determined bruin with a fondness for fresh fish stumbled onto the scene. By Chris Negri.

The Old West in Stamps: "Return with us now to those days of yesteryear . . ." For postal officials both here and abroad, the American West has long been a favorite theme.

Eight color photos of Taliesin West on four pages. "To Arizona," excerpts of Wright's May 1940 article for same publication. Living In The Desert, Wright's narrative of Taliesin West's early days, with b&w photos.

Also, Part One of Charles Franklin Parker's "The Verde River," with four pages of color photographs and aerial b&w view of the river and Camp Verde. Back cover is full-color photo of Verde River by Ray Manley.

"Arizona Sheep Drives," by Dwight Watkins.

Map of Santa Cruz County, a 2-page scenic and historical guide.

The Sonoita Valley. Here, near Patagonia, you find places away from the big crowds. By Florence Thornburg.

Nogales. We visit two friendly and busy cities on the neighborly border. By Phyllis Balestrero.

Golden Days of Tumacacori. By Joyce Rockwood Muench; photos by Josef Muench.

Tubac. Now the site of Arizona first state park. By Roanna H. Winsor.

Valley of the Santa Cruz. There is much to be seen if one follows this stream in its journey. By Vivien Keatley.

This south-western noir thriller tells of a plot to expose a former pillar of the community as a brutal criminal. It's told from the point of view of Macky, a photojournalist living in Tucson, Arizona. Macky is the kind of man prepared to go the extra mile in order to get the story.

Before hitting us with the main story, we open with an example of how far Macky will go to get his story when he impersonates a miner. He plunges into the depths of the earth to take photos of the dangerous working conditions that a major mining company allows its employees to work. Effectively we are told that here is a guy who is prepared to go to any lengths to get a good story. The fact that he unearths a major scandal proves that he can deliver.

But it's the opening couple of sentences that set the hook in my mouth with expectation of an interesting story:
"I didn't set out to kill anyone. All I wanted was a good story, which is all a journalist ever wants, but I should have seen it was going bad."

This is the kind of opening that prompts all sorts of questions in me. Obviously someone dies, but who and how? How was Macky involved? How did it go bad? Was Macky affected by the death?

The good story that Macky refers to in the quoted opening sentence involves a retired judge who has a passion for dog fighting. That's right, dog fighting...as in putting two pit bulls in a ring and letting them have at it in a fight to the death. Highly illegal and just the sort of juicy stuff that has Macky salivating at the prospect of revealing.

Macky's source is the judge's former girlfriend, Alice Malone, who has been abused by the judge and is looking for a chance to get her revenge. She has come to Macky after seeing his earlier mining expose and wants the judge to receive the same sort of treatment as the mining company.

What follows is a sordid affair between Macky and Malone as he falls under her spell, allowing himself to be manipulated, both by the graphic scenes he witnesses at a dog fight and by her stories of abuse at the hands of the judge. She becomes the ultimate temptress, whipping Macky up into such moral outrage that he is open to the suggestion that perhaps destroying the judge with words and pictures may not be going far enough.

ARIZONA KISS is an emotionally harrowing story set in a bleak (and somewhat despised by Macky) land. It's a story of betrayal and survival, and like most noir stories, leaves you feeling a little uncomfortable at the end. It contains scenes of tremendous violence, both canine and human which some people may find disturbing.

A great and helpful book. Each state varies, and this book is exclusive to Arizona Landlord/Tenant Law. Has all the right forms and advice. Has saved me alot of money by learning proper screening and eviction proceedures.