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Episode 148: The Arizona Rangers, Part II: Merely in a Day's Work
Episode 148
The first Arizona Rangers accomplished a lot during their short existence: curbing cattle rusting, hunting down fugitives, getting involved with stri…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 147: The Arizona Rangers, Part I: 14 Stout Men
Episode 147
When Arizona had to deal with problems of rampant rustling, train robberies and general lawlessness, they turned to the same solution as Texas. And t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 146: Arizona and the Splendid Little War
Episode 146
For its first war as an official part of the United States, Arizona contribute in a big way to the conflict happening down in Cuba, including its ver…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 145: Baptized with Flowers and a Flood of Oratory
Episode 145
At the turn of the 20th century, Arizona finished construction on its grand capitol building. And, like in most places and times, that awe-inspiring …
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 144: The Hermit of the Superstitions
Episode 144
This week we start our wrap-up of the 1800s by the taking a look at a few missed narrative threads, including the founding of northern Arizona’s majo…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 143: The Treasure Hunters
Episode 143
Jacob Waltz may have died in 1891, but the legend of his gold mine soon took on a life of its own. And for many treasure seekers in coming decades, i…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 142: The Lost Dutchman Mine
Episode 142
It’s time to untangle fact and fiction for one of Arizona’s most enduring mysteries … and also ponder why Americans have such a problem with the word…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 141: The Baron of Arizona, Part VII: Wholly Fictitious and Fraudulent
Episode 141
The epic conclusion of the Peralta Grant saga played out in a Santa Fe courtroom. This two-and-a-half week trial featured shocking revelations, verb…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 140: The Baron of Arizona, Part VI: The Scheme Unravels
Episode 140
After suing the U.S. government, Reavis prepared his Peralta Grant story for the scrutiny of a court case. Unfortunately, there was no way his scheme…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 139: The Baron of Arizona, Part V: Adverse Report of the Surveyor General
Episode 139
James Addison Reavis returned to the US in 1887 and kicked off Act II of his ambitious land claim scheme. However, soon old enemies returned and bega…
2 years, 11 months ago