I gave an interview to Arizona PBS for an article in their subscriber magazine. The article focused on the history of tourism in Arizona. The article delved into the development and marketing of the “Arizona allure,” and how reality on the ground in Arizona often differed widely from how the state was marketed to tourists. I spoke to how the development of the Santa Fe railroad and Route 66 influenced the development and marketing of tourism in Arizona. I also spoke to the impact of tourism on indigenous people – particularly on their interactions with tourists from outside Arizona.
Historian of Route 66, the American Southwest, and the role of myth in national, regional, and local community definition, culture, and collective memory and its implications for American society