It happened in Arizona
Subtitle: remarkable events that shaped history
By: James A. Crutchfield.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Guilford, CT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780762754205
Subjects: Arizona -- History -- Anecdotes; Arizona -- Biography -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The first irrigation experiments-A.D. 1200; title: An early view of the Grand Canyon-1540; title: The arrival of Father Kino-1687; title: A battle with the Tohono O' Odham -1827; title: Colonel Cooke's march through Tucson-1846; title: The making of a ghost town-1849; title: The ordeal of the Oatman girls-1851; title: An excursion into northern Arizona-1851; title: The great railroad survey-1853; title: The Gadsden Purchase-1854; title: Trouble with camels-1857; title: The brief success of the overland mail-1858; title: The Confederate conquest of Arizona-1862; title: Kit Carson's victory over the Navajos-1864; title: Powell's Grand Canyon adventure-1869; title: The Camp Grant Massacre-1871; title: Billy the Kid's first murder-1877; title: The apathetic reign of John Fremont-1878; title: The debut of the Tombstone epitaph-1880; title: The gunfight at the OK Corral-1881; title: The Pleasant Valley War-1887; title: The valor of the buffalo soldiers-1889; title: The remarkable career of Pete Kitchen-1895; title: The last battle of Buckey O'Neill-1898; title: The last stagecoach robbery-1899; title: The inglorious death of Geronimo-1909; title: The long road to statehood-1912; title: Frank Luke's final flight-1918; title: The tree-ring secret-1929; title: The discovery of Pluto-1930; title: The integrity of Trader Hubbell-1930; title: The biggest dam in the world-1936; title: Zane Grey-s love affair with Arizona-1939; title: The making of Barry Goldwater-1964; title: The demise of a highway-1984; title: The Rodeo-Chediski fire-2002; title: A potpourri of Arizona facts.