Travelers seeking out Arizona's fascinating attractions - the Grand Canyon, the prehistoric cliff dwellings, and the ghost towns of the Old West - deserve better than cookie-cutter motels and fast-food biscuits. Thus the 94 rustic ranches and mountain lodges, classic Victorian bed-and-breakfasts and Southwestern abodes, and glamorous hotels and resorts in Arizona's Historic Escapes. Visitors to Williams can stay in an 1890s bordello turned bed-and-bakery....

This book is a beautifully written and photographed resource for travelers and historians. DeBarbieri (librarian, travel writer and photographer) takes the reader on a journey into the rural American West (south of the Gila River) exploring ranches, haciendas, and farms while educating about food, art, conservation, agriculture and wildlife. There are ghost stories, recipes, black and white photos and stories of the people living on the land. Twenty...