Phoenix is fortunate to have several great independent book stores, but at the top of my list is Guidon Books! Family owned for over 30 years, Guidon Books has the most extensive selection of books about western history I have ever come across . The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and went out of their way to help me!
The book store itself has everything you would want to read. They have books about outlaws, buffalo soldiers and women of the West. Plus books about great leaders like Lincoln, Custer and Sitting Bull. Their civil war section is one of the most extensive I have ever seen.
No greater gift then buying a book that someone can enjoy for a life time!