Gilbert, Arizona

Copyright © 2007 by Dale Hallock

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hallock, Dale C., 1935- Gilbert, Arizona: From Cowboys and Sodbusters to a Mega-Residential Community / by Dale C. Hallock. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-57864-440-7 (hard cover : alk. paper) 1. Gilbert (Ariz.)--History. 2. Gilbert (Ariz.)--His tory--Pictorial works. 3. Gilbert (Ariz.)--Economic conditions. 4. Gilbert (Ariz.)--Social conditions. I. Title. F819.G46H35 2007 979.1’73--dc22 2007022368

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