Table of Contents
Preface viii
The First Irrigation Experiments-1200 1
An Early View of the Grand Canyon-1540 5
The Arrival of Father Kino-1687 9
A Battle with the Tohono O'odham-1827 12
Colonel Cooke's March through Tucson-1846 16
The Maldng of a Ghost Town-1849 20
The Ordeal of the Oatman Girls-1851 23
An Excursion into Northern Arizona-1851 27
The Great Railroad Survey-1853 31
The Gadsden Purchase-1854 34
Trouble with Camels-1857 37
The Brief Success of the Overland Mail-1858 40
The Confederate Conquest of Arizona-1862 43
Kit Carson's Victory over the Navajos-1864 47
Powell's Grand Canyon Adventure-1869 51
The Camp Grant Massacre-1871 55
Billy the Kid's First Murder-1877 60
The Apathetic Reign of John Fremont-1878 64
The Debut of the Tombstone Epitaph-1880 68
The Gunfight at the OK Corral-1881 72
The Pleasant Valley War-1887 75
The Valor of the Buffalo Soldiers-1889 78
The Remarkable Career of Pete Kitchen-1895 81
The Last Battle of Buckey O'Neill-1898 85
The Last Stagecoach Robbery-1899 90
The Inglorious Death of Geronimo-1909 93
The Long Road to Statehood-1912 97
Frank Luke's Final Flight-1918 101
The Tree-Ring Secret-1929 104
The Arizona Biltmore: "Jewel of the Desert"-1929 107
The Discovery of Pluto-1930 114
The Integrity of Trader Hubbell-1930 118
The Biggest Dam in the World-1936 122
Zane Grey's Love Affair with Arizona-1939 126
The Escape of the U-boat POWs-1944 130
The Making of Barry Goldwater-1964 136
The Demise of a Highway-1984 140
The Rodeo-Chediski Fire-2002 144
Arizona Facts and Trivia 148
Bibliography 151
Index 157
About the Author 168
