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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
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…
2 years, 11 months ago
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.
2 years, 11 months ago
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
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
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
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
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
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
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