| Description |
1 online resource (177 pages) |
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It Happened in the West |
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It Happened in the West
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| Contents |
PREFACE; THE FIRST IRRIGATION EXPERIMENTS 1200; AN EARLY VIEW OF THE GRAND CANYON 1540; THE ARRIVAL OF FATHER KINO 1687; A BATTLE WITH THE TOHONO O'ODHAM 1827; COLONEL COOKE'S MARCH THROUGH TUCSON 1846; THE MAKING OF A GHOST TOWN 1849; THE ORDEAL OF THE OATMAN GIRLS 1851; AN EXCURSION INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA 1851; THE GREAT RAILROAD SURVEY 1853; THE GADSDEN PURCHASE 1854; TROUBLE WITH CAMELS 1857; THE BRIEF SUCCESS OF THE OVERLAND MAIL 1858; THE CONFEDERATE CONQUEST OF ARIZONA 1862; KIT CARSON'S VICTORY OVER THE NAVAJOS 1864; POWELL'S GRAND CANYON ADVENTURE 1869; THE CAMP GRANT MASSACRE 1871 |
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BILLY THE KID'S FIRST MURDER 1877THE APATHETIC REIGN OF JOHN FREMONT 1878; THE DEBUT OF THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH 1880; THE GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL 1881; THE PLEASANT VALLEY WAR 1887; THE VALOR OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS 1889; THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF PETE KITCHEN 1895; THE LAST BATTLE OF BUCKEY O'NEILL1898; THE LAST STAGECOACH ROBBERY 1899; THE INGLORIOUS DEATH OF GERONIMO 1909; THE LONG ROAD TO STATEHOOD 1912; FRANK LUKE'S FINAL FLIGHT 1918; THE TREE-RING SECRET 1929; THE ARIZONA BILTMORE: "JEWEL OF THE DESERT" 1929; THE DISCOVERY OF PLUTO 1930; THE INTEGRITY OF TRADER HUBBELL 1930 |
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THE BIGGEST DAM IN THE WORLD 1936ZANE GREY'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH ARIZONA 1939; THE ESCAPE OF THE U-BOAT POWS 1944; THE MAKING OF BARRY GOLDWATER 1964; THE DEMISE OF A HIGHWAY 1984; THE RODEO-CHEDISKI FIRE 2002; ARIZONA FACTS AND TRIVIA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Summary |
Fascinating stories about thirty-four events that helped make Arizona what it is today. Read about overland explorers, Geronimo and the Apache warriors, Buffalo soldiers, and many more, including little-known episodes that shaped Arizona's colorful history |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Arizona -- History -- Anecdotes
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Arizona -- Biography -- Anecdotes
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| Subject |
Arizona.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Anecdotes.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781493023547 |
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1493023543 |
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