Arizona Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

Sam Lowe

ISBN 10: 0762741147 / ISBN 13: 9780762741144

Published by Globe Pequot Pr, 2007

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0762741147I4N00

Synopsis:

This comprehensive, authoritative, and highly entertaining volume is your perfect guide to the wildest, wackiest and most outrageous people, places, and things the Grand Canyon State has to offer. In "Arizona Curiosities", you'll meet the man who turns golf balls into flagpoles and guns into peace symbols, encounter a 15-ton duck and a 16-ton frog made out natural rock formations, marvel at a $200 margarita, experience the thrill of tank racing, and a festival that honours failure in all its glory. If you are tired of wandering around museums and other bog-standard tourist traps, then this guide to the unusual side of life will be your invaluable, and unforgettable, companion.

About the Author:

Sam Lowe has lived in Arizona since 1969, which puts him into the loosely regulated "near native" category. He worked as a columnist for The Phoenix Gazette and Arizona Republic for more than 25 years and was named "Humor Columnist of the Year" by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists in 1988. After retiring in 1999, he became a freelance writer. He and his wife Lyn live in a two-bedroom house in Phoenix. There's nothing unusual about them or the house. Well, maybe the billboard-size circus poster plastered across one wall in the garage.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Arizona Curiosities: Quirky Characters, ...
Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition