Arizona 100: A Centennial Gathering of Essential Books on the Grand Canyon State,

Arizona Historical Society

In 1848 after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo closed the Mexican War, the Army divided jurisdiction over the newly acquired lands. That act provided the beginnings for a series of United States outposts scattered across present-day Arizona. In the early years the Army was primarily responsible for providing protection to the growing American population, fighting a guerilla war for almost 4 decades against hostile Indians. This, however was not their only responsibility. Throughout the years, soldiers acted as policemen, sometimes as civil judges, and often as Indian agents and pacifiers. The Army also brought the trappings of civilization to an inhospitable land, and the posts themselves often resembled villages rather than fortifications. Includes descriptions of these forts as well as some vintage photographs.

Starting with defiance: Nineteenth century Arizona military posts (Historical monograph / Arizona Historical Society)

Altshuler, Constance Wynn.

Starting With Defiance: 19th Century Arizona Military Posts

History

Americas

Rare and very specialized book detailing the history of the Arizona Historical Society over its first one hundred years.

Pioneer Heritage: The First Century of the Arizona Historical Society

Sonnichsen, C.L.

Frontier Tucson: Hispanic Contributions

Officer, James E.

A collection of 16 articles published between 1935 and 1966 by a rare mind focused on a rare landscape.

The Land of Lava, Ash, and Sand: The Pinacate Region of Northwestern Mexico

Travel

Ives, Ronald L.

Mexico

"An officer is more than a pair of shoulder straps," writes Constance Altshuler in her introduction to this remarkable book. Drawing together biographical data collected over a lifetime of research, the author has created a worthy companion to her earlier works, Chains of Command: Arizona and the Army, 1856-1875 and Starting with Defiance: Nineteenth Century Arizona Military Posts. Here the focus is on individual lives. Cavalry Yellow &amp; Infantry Blue presents concise, insightful biographies of army officers serving in Arizona between 1851, when the first American post was established, and 1886, when Geronimo's surrender officially ended the Indian Wars. Most of the officers "had careers ranging far beyond the borders of the Territory. Their collective experience included every major army action from the War of 1812 through World War I, from the Staked Plains to Wounded Knee, from France to China." Taken together, their contributions changed history. Altshuler carefully sets out the personal record of success and failure - documenting promotions and court-martials, victories and defeats, births and tragic deaths. An indispensable text for researchers, Cavalry Yellow &amp; Infantry Blue will challenge the reader's understanding of well-known army figures while inspiring a closer look at the courageous roles of lesser-known men.

Cavalry Yellow and Infantry Blue

Camp Reno: Outpost in Apacheria, 1867-1870 (Historical Monograph/Arizona Historical Society, No. 8)

Schreier, Jim

Camp Reno: Outpost in Apacheria, 1867-1870 (HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH)

This thoroughly researched work offers a new—and refreshingly realistic—look at the famous outlaw. Having combed interviews, memoirs, and primary documents, Weddle examines the family and community that produced Billy. He also debunks a number of misconceptions and falsehoods. Billy's childhood buddies in Silver City, New Mexico, remembered a smart, ambitious youth with a strong, loving mother and a distant stepfather. Acquaintances at Camp Grant, Arizona Territory, knew a resourceful teenager versed in the lawless ways of frontier survival. Both perspectives add up to a vivid and very human story. Previously unpublished photographs round out this volume. 
"Jerry Weddle, master researcher and consummate grassroots historian, has made a major contribution to Billy the Kid scholarship. This book is must reading for anyone interested in the historical Billy."—Professor Paul Andrew Hutton, Executive Director, The Western History Association

Antrim Is My Stepfather's Name: The Boyhood of Billy the Kid (HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH)

Politics & Social Sciences

Weddle, Jerry

Social Sciences

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