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Episode 81: The Honeymoon Trail
Episode 81
It’s all about names when it comes to the successful Mormon settlements in northern Arizona. As a benefit, we get to cover the infamous story behind …
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 80: Little Oasis in the Desert
Episode 80
For the Mormons trying to settle along the Little Colorado River in the 1870s, their faith would be tried by the harsh realties of life on the dry, w…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 79: The Buckskin Apostle
Episode 79
Like the Catholics friars of old, Mormon missionaries sought converts among Arizona’s tribes. And two big names among them made lasting contributions…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 78: The East Valley
Episode 78
The founding of Phoenix deserves a lot of attention, but we need to put in special mention of Charles Trumball Hayden and his mill in future Tempe an…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 77: American Eden
Episode 77
Welcome back to 1870s Phoenix, which was quite simply paradise - at least according to the people promoting it.
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 76: The absentee governor
Episode 76
In which we learn that the citizens of Arizona really would prefer if their governor actually stayed in the territory.
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 75: Bump in the night
Episode 75
It’s Halloween, Arizona style! Join me as we talk about the Grand Canyon State’s version of Bigfoot, the supposed machinations of secret society in T…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 74: Hi-ho, silver!
Episode 74
In the 1870s, silver mining took off in Arizona, for better and for worst. And that means it’s time to introduce the mines that would lead to The Tow…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 73: The Little Governor
Episode 73
Arizona’s third territorial governor had one overarching goal: Taking everyone to school.
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 72: Back again
Episode 72
Nearly two years after some Apache broke out of San Carlos, they wound up there yet again - minus the ones that had been killed or gone on a revenge-…
4 years, 6 months ago