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Episode 138: The Baron of Arizona, Part IV: The Baroness
Episode 138: The Baron of Arizona, Part IV: The Baroness

Episode 138

Having failed the first time around to prove it was legitimate, James Reavis takes things to the next level, including inventing a flesh-and-blood he…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Episode 137: The Baron of Arizona, Part III: What Are You Going to Do About It?
Episode 137: The Baron of Arizona, Part III: What Are You Going to Do About It?

Episode 137

James Reavis kicks his Peralta Grant scheme into high gear, sending out an army of thugs and goons to persuade people to pay him for land they alread…

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Episode 136: The Baron of Arizona, Part II: The Glorious History of the Peraltas
Episode 136: The Baron of Arizona, Part II: The Glorious History of the Peraltas

Episode 136

In which James Reavis produces documents showing the land grant bestowed upon Don Miguel Nemecio Silva de Peralta y de la Córdoba … who never existed.

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Episode 135: The Baron of Arizona, Part 1: A Convolution Claim
Episode 135: The Baron of Arizona, Part 1: A Convolution Claim

Episode 135

In 1880, a brilliant liar and forger arrived in Arizona to pursue a 13-year old land claim of dubious veracity. Little did anyone suspect the breatht…

3 years ago

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Episode 134: Acts of God
Episode 134: Acts of God

Episode 134

In the space of four years, Arizona was both shaken to its core and then nearly drowned.

3 years ago

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Episode 133: Pin-Head Hughes
Episode 133: Pin-Head Hughes

Episode 133

Nineteenth century politics was nothing if not full of ugly fights and very questionable shenanigans - something that was on full display during the …

3 years ago

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Episode 132: The Revolving Door
Episode 132: The Revolving Door

Episode 132

Just as the Gilded Age presidents came and went with frequency, their appointments to the governorship of Arizona would be nothing more than a revolv…

3 years ago

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Episode 131: Statehood and Free Silver
Episode 131: Statehood and Free Silver

Episode 131

With the frontier coming to a close in 1890, Arizona started making noise about leaving its territorial status behind - something easier said than d…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Episode 130: Law and Order, Part II: Bandits, Desperados and Upstanding Citizens
Episode 130: Law and Order, Part II: Bandits, Desperados and Upstanding Citizens

Episode 130

One of the great ironies of the Old West is that lawlessness wasn’t just confined to outlaws.

3 years, 1 month ago

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Episode 129: Law and Order, Part 1: The Lawmen
Episode 129: Law and Order, Part 1: The Lawmen

Episode 129

A roundup of famous Arizona lawmen whose names aren’t “Earp.”

3 years, 1 month ago

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