It Happened in Arizona : Remarkable Events That Shaped History.
- 3rd ed.
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- It Happened in the West Series .
- It Happened in the West Series .
Intro -- 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 -- BILLY THE KID'S FIRST MURDER 1877 -- THE 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 -- THE BIGGEST DAM IN THE WORLD 1936 -- ZANE 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.
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.