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Arizona Then & Now

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I liked the product very much but was confused as to the billing statement I received. I purchased the item for $25 but the billing statement came from a different vendor and it said

the cost was $12. It was not froom the vendor I ordered it from. It seemed to have been sub-contracted out to another vendor at a cheaper price but, I was charged the price from the vendor I originally selected. It seems if that vendor did not have my item, I should have been reimbersed if it was gotten from another company.

This is a great book for Arizona, especially Phoenix residents. See well known places in a historic context. The background information and the stories bring history to life.

When I picked up "AZ Then & Now" I was really excited. As a lifelong resident, I was looking forward to a book that really showed where I was from. I had heard wonderful things about the pictures and the stories behind them. I am sorry to say that I was quite disappointed in the book.
While Dutton did have beautiful pictures of an extensive part of the state, he left out several key places that many people associate with Arizona. While he focused of all the 'major' places of the state, Dutton forgot places like Lake Havasu, Canyon de Chelly and the rest of the Navajo Nation as well as the Hopi nation and the AZ parts of Monument Valley - just to name a few. How can someone do a comprehensive book about something or some place without inclucing ALL the elements? I can understand that there may not be many pictures of certain places, but surely there are some that people could have offered.
While the book is severely lacking in this aspect, the pictures are absolutely breath-taking. Look at it, borrow it, maybe own it if it ever comes in paperback, but wait for something that includes the ENTIRE state.