8The last of the lower forty-eight to gain statehood in 1912, Arizona now tops lists of the best places to live and visit. For the history behind that reversal, join Arizona's official state historian and beloved reconteur Marshall Trimble on the state's highways and byways. From Fredonia to Naco, Oatman to Show Low, Ganado to the London Bridge, visitors, newcomers, and old-timers alike will delight in this classic of history and travel originally published in 1986, now updated, expanded, and redesigned.