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title	:	Phoenix in the Twentieth Century : Essays in Community History
author	:	Johnson, G. Wesley.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0806124687
print isbn13	:	9780806124681
ebook isbn13	:	9780585148243
language	:	English
subject	Phoenix (Ariz.)--History.
publication date	:	1993
lcc	:	F819.P57P59 1993eb
ddc	:	979.1/73053
subject	:	Phoenix (Ariz.)--History.

Page iii Phoenix in the Twentieth Century Essays in Community History Edited by G. Wesley Johnson, Jr. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS : NORMAN AND LONDON

Page iv For four who cared: John Driggs K. Trimble Lorraine Frank Robert A. Trennert And in memoriam: Wallace Adams Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Phoenix in the twentieth century: essays in community history / edited by G. Wesley Johnson, Jr. 1st ed. 304 p. 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8061-2468-7 1. Phoenix (Ariz.)History. I. Johnson, G. Wesley. F819.P57P59 1993 979.1'73053dc2092-54156 CIP The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Copyright 1993 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Page v CONTENTS EDITOR'S PREFACE ix 1. Introduction by G. Wesley Johnson, Jr. 3 Part One The Social Fabric of Phoenix 2. Directing Elites: Catalysts for Social Change by G. Wesley Johnson, Jr. 13 3. Phoenix Women in the Development of Public Policy: Territorial Beginnings by Aime de Potter Lykes 33 Part Two Ethnic Communities 4. Phoenix and the Indians: 1867-1930 by Robert A. Trennert 53 5. The Transformation of an Ethnic Community: Phoenix's Italians, 1880 to 1980 by Phylis Cancilla Martinelli 69 Part Three Economic Growth and Development 6. The Promotion of Phoenix by Bradford Luckingham 83 7. An Overview of Economic Development in Phoenix in the 1920s by Michael Kotlanger, S.J. 93 8. A Record of Revitalization: Financial Leadership in Phoenix by Larry Schweikart 123 Part Four The Importance of Water 9. In Pursuit of a Reservoir by Earl Zarbin 139 10. Community Growth and Water Policy by Karen L. Smith 155 Part Five Community Policy on Politics, Labor, and Transportation 11. The Election of 1949: Transformation of Municipal Government in Phoenix by Michael F. Konig 167 12. The Bug in the Desert: The Labor Movement in Phoenix, 1940-1950 by Margaret Finnerty 183 13. Public Transportation and Streets in Phoenix, 1950-1980 by Kevin R. McCauley 197 14. Conclusion by G. Wesley Johnson, Jr. 214 15. A Hundred Years of Phoenix History by Aime de Potter Lykes 220 NOTES 237

Page vi BIBLIOGRAPHY 269 CONTRIBUTORS

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