{"product_id":"from-cowtown-to-desert-metropolis-ninety-years-of-arizona-memories-9781888965025","title":"From Cowtown to Desert Metropolis: Ninety Years of Arizona Memories","description":"\u003cp\u003eNative Tucsonan Roy Drachman played an active role in his communitys life and growth for much of the twentieth century. One of the citys primary movers and shakers  he made a name as a real estate developer and helped establish Tucsons place in modern America. Drachmans memoirs paint a vivid picture of the Old Pueblo as it grew from a sleepy cowtown to a world-class urban center and tourist destination.  In a series of colorful vignettes he recalls a bygone era when horse-drawn transportation still harked back to the towns Wild West heritage  and folks did what they could to keep cool in the desert heat--then calls on his experiences during the citys postwar boom to tell how life got faster and Tucson became a real hot spot. A key player in the citys business and political life  Drachman takes readers behind the scenes in negotiations with Howard Hughes for his aircraft factory  in key planning and zoning decisions  and in projects with developer Del Webb.  He also recalls the city at its leisure  remembering the excitement over the arrival of baseball  the heyday of the Fox Theater  and the crowd at Dooleys  the citys most popular gathering place. Return with Roy Drachman to those days of yesteryear  when Campbell Avenue marked the edge of town  the now-defunct Pioneer Hotel was considered a skyscraper  and swamp coolers were a newfangled invention. From Cowtown to Desert Metropolis is a captivating journey through the past and a unique view of Tucson by one of the men who built it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275917451317,"sku":"ByrdShop_1888965029","price":97.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781888965025.jpg?v=1780518118","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/from-cowtown-to-desert-metropolis-ninety-years-of-arizona-memories-9781888965025","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}