Download or read book Holbrook and the Petrified Forest written by Catherine H. Ellis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the development of Holbrook, Arizona, and how Route 66 and the Santa Fe Railway defined this tiny town, near the junction of the Rio Puerco and the Little Colorado Rivers, that became a hub of commerce for Mormons, cowboys, Native Americans, railroad men, and the military. Original.