Arizona Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities Other Offbeat St [Paperback]

Saguaro cacti, desert landscapes, and the Grand Canyon may stand out as prominent Arizona features, but this scorching state is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena.  These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed inArizona Curiosities,a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide. Sam Lowewas born on the plains of North Dakota, where he began his newspaper career as a delivery boy for theKensal Times.He migrated to warm and snowless Arizona in 1969, where he has written for a variety of newspapers, establishing The Lowe Road series, featuring unusual people, places, and things across Arizona. Compilations of his work have appeared in book form. Named Humor Columnist of the Year by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Lowe continues The Lowe Road for theArizona Republic,as well as contributing stories toArizonaHighways, Arizona Highroads, and other state publications. He is also the author of GPP'sYou Know You're in Arizona.Sam Lowe lives in Phoenix.