The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of the American SouthwestThe Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of the American Southwest
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Book, 2009
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Current format, Book, 2009, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsWhen you think of the American Southwest, it isn’t the towns that initially come to mind. Rather, it’s the incredible landscape: carved-out chasms, towering red rocks, and dramatic desert expanses. But you shouldn’t miss the beautiful old towns—the clusters of adobe houses around Spanish-style plazas and the rows of Victorian miners’ cottages that still cling to precipitous hillsides. Many of these communities started as remote outposts, then flourished in a burst of riches, only to fade again.Today the Southwest is a region of energetic growth and multicultural vitality, and its quaint towns are enjoying renewed attention as their rich history, striking settings, and distinctive architecture attract Americans touring their homeland’s picturesque byways as well as visitors from around the world.Nik Wheeler’s stunning photography and Joan Tapper’s perceptive commentaries celebrate the beauty and heritage of thirty special communities in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and western Colorado. They range from tiny villages of a few hundred people to towns of as much as 40,000, but most are the kind of place where a chance conversation still opens doors: Bisbee, Spring City, Truchas, Tubac, Tombstone, Cimarron, Silverton, Ouray, Winnemucca, Moab, Sedona, and so many more.
A nostalgic visual tribute to the American southwest's picturesque communities shares lavish photography of thirty towns whose growth was influenced by cultural and historical styles, in a volume that is complemented by photo essays on such topics as Route 66, Native American culture, and regional ghost towns.
From pueblos to Victorian storefronts to ski resorts: a vision of the Southwest that evokes both America’s frontier heritage and the expansive vistas of its future.
A nostalgic visual tribute to the American southwest's picturesque communities shares lavish photography of thirty towns whose growth was influenced by cultural and historical styles, in a volume that is complemented by photo essays on such topics as Route 66, Native American culture, and regional ghost towns.
From pueblos to Victorian storefronts to ski resorts: a vision of the Southwest that evokes both America’s frontier heritage and the expansive vistas of its future.
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