10 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | FEBRUARY 2019 BOOKMARKED {what are you reading} MARSHALL TRIMBLE Arizona's official state historian R E C O M M E N D S : “Arizona: A Celebration of the Grand Canyon State” BY JIM TURNER H I S T A K E “Jim Turner, retired in 2008 as an outreach historian for the Arizona Historical Society, spent many years traveling the state giving talks for civic groups and historical societies. During this time he gained a vast knowledge of Arizona’s unique and colorful history. In 2009, Turner was honored as an Arizona Culturekeeper for his many years of writing and preserving the history of the state. His book is a comprehensive history of the Grand Canyon State dating from prehistoric times to the present and even ventures into its bright future. The exceptional photography provides the reader with visual images of the state’s unique beauty from the deserts to the mountains, canyons and bountiful forests. It also highlights the multicultural inhabitants. Turner’s book was written as the state was celebrating its Centennial. The reader is afforded a delightful journey through its amazing cavalcade of history.” DANA CAMPBELL SAYLOR Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame board chair R E C O M M E N D S : “Winning Their Place: Arizona Women in Politics, 1883-1950” BY HEIDI J. OSSELAER H E R T A K E “This book shines a bright light on the pioneering spirit of Arizona’s first women politicians. The author shows that reconstructing Arizona women’s history is difficult, because many women did not keep their correspondence. However, through this reconstruction process, certain patterns emerged. The early Arizona women politicians were ambitious, innovative, energetic and operated independently. It also became apparent that women in Arizona had an advantage because they played such important roles in the state’s economic development. Despite all of the challenges of winning the right to vote in Arizona, some women felt compelled to continue forward and run for office. A public expectation existed that these Arizona women would alter the political landscape and champion laws that benefited women and children, end corruption in politics and challenge men for control of government. Their remarkable life stories remained largely untold until now. Do read the book and learn about the women whose shoulders you stand on.” Books with a bit of history

ALISON BAILIN Food, drink and travel writer R E C O M M E N D S : “Who Is Gym?: The Stories Behind Arizona’s High School Sports Venues” BY SCOTT HANSON H E R T A K E “Do you know who your high school football stadium is named after? Or the gym? Or the school itself? If not, don’t worry because ‘Gym’ has all the answers — or more specifically, ‘Who Is Gym?,’ a book focused on telling the fascinating stories about the names behind Arizona’s high schools and their sports venues. Written by Arizona native and 30-year high school football and baseball official Scott Hanson, ‘Who Is Gym?’ is the result of three years of research and interviews with Arizona’s high school athletic directors, administrators, alumni, librarians, local historians, longtime school employees, relatives of those honored, the honorees themselves and others who may have known the people whose names adorn the buildings and fields across Arizona. There is also a special foreword by Arizona state historian Marshall Trimble, who urged Hanson to take it upon himself to create a record and collection for our state.” 2 4 4 6 E C A M E L B A C K R O A D | 6 0 2 . 9 5 5 . 8 0 0 0 191456_PHOENIX_FRONTDOORS_7.75X4.75_MAG.indd 1 2/4/19 7:55 AM