Arizona republican., 1916-12-03
FROM PATHFINDER, WASHINGTON,

bringing to light the struggles FROM PATHFINDER. WASHINGTON, D. C.
 T. E. Parish has written a history of Arizona which brings out many note worthy events. It deals with the early Spanish explorations, the missions, the coming of Pike and Carson. Indian hostil' ities. the brief period of fighting between the Union and Confederate soldiers, etc. Among the interesting facts recalled is that in 1855 camels were brought from Cairo and smyrna to be used for trans portation across what was then called the Great American Desert"
 FROM BULLETIN. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
 The history of Arizona. according to Thomas Edwin Parish. is in two parts. the first being the story of a vanished race, which left behind it record of achieve ment and which antedates the conquest of England by William the Conqueror The second part of Arzona's history begins with the Spanish explorers of the six teenth century, followed hy the success sive governments under Spanish. Mexican and American flags and the gradual building up of the prosperous common wealth of today.
 In reading these two volumes it would seem that the history of Arizona was mostly the story of the pioneers battles against the Indians. The stronghold of tue Apaches was in this region, and no tribe of Indians was harder to conquer consequently the early settlers of Ar- zona were forced to fight a cruel and adroit enemy. For forty years the pio- ueers warred against the savages of which Geronimo was a pronounced type. Vol tune l of this history deals with early spanish explorations missions and mis- sionaries. the conquest of California the war with Mexico the treaty of Guadalupe uidalgo. Indian troubles, early American occupation, mining and the Crabbe mas saSre
 Volume II treats of stage lines and nay isation. O! Indian campaigns. Confederate and Federal occupation. the Navajos and of the early pioneers and settlers. There is nothing more thrilling in fiction than the adventures of many of these path finders
 This history of Arizona is printed and published By Direction of the Second Legislature of the Stater
 FROM GooDWIN's WEEKLY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH History of Arizona-5y Thomas Edwin
 Parish.
 \ remarkable work. such as there is no other in our country's records. The his tory begins one hundred years prior to the C ss fsf where they could worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences," and where they could hang for witches those whose consciences did not dictate the same way that did theirs.
 Mir. Parish has prepared the work as State Historian and by authority of the governor and the legislature of the state. The evidence of the exhaustive work he performed in it's preparation are on every hand. We would not criticise feature 0f it unless 10 deplore the authors giving H. H.. Bancroft credit for data. HA eSl- dently is not aware of the fact that Mir Bancroft should never be cited as reliable unless what he gives can bn corroborated by outside authority.
 The work is most valuable as an au- thority il is most interesting as a narra- tive that begins amid the mists of a past the origin of which is welIsnish buried un- der the sitting dust of almost forgotten ages and emerges, growing brighter and brighter into the full meridian of the present
 The work comes to the writer out of the silence of more than half century; the author and he were boys together. FROM EVENING POST, NEW YORK,
 N. Y.-
 The only treatment of the history of Arizona we have hitherto had is in H. II. Bancrofts History of New Mexico and Arizona and in various historical essays scattered through A. F. Bandelicr's arch aeological writings; and both of these men have confined themselves to the early and particularly the Spanish history of the region. The present volumes were written at the instance of the State Iegis- iature. and they make use of suche State records as are Available FROM THE SENTINEL, YUMA. ARIZ.- This is one Of the most interesting and readable histories published, a great part being personal narrative by participants. FROM THE COURIER, PRESCOTT. ARIZ.-
 It is thorough. accurate and complete. up-to-date, and is one of the most valu- able as well as interesting works of the kind we have Seen. In pcrpetuating the , memories of many worthy men, Historian Parish has perpetuated his own by giv- ing us a history which is a monument to its author more lasting than any of bronze, granite or marble.
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