San Antonio College Library

Contains brief sketches of Arizona ghost towns, their people, and events from their history.

A free-spirited ex-G.I. stumbles upon five German refugee nuns in Arizona and helps them build a chapel.

An account of the Grand Canyon State's history and heroes, its achievements and attractions, and its people and prospects.

The Hopi community of Awat'ovi existed peacefully on Arizona's Antelope Mesa for generations. Then one bleak morning in the fall of 1700 raiders from nearby Hopi villages descended on Awat'ovi, slaughtering their neighboring men, women, and children. Why did kinsmen target it for destruction? Drawing on oral traditions, archival accounts, and extensive archaeological research, Brooks unravels the story and its significance, and argues that a perfect...

Many areas are pocked with mines, pot holes, old wells. People have met their death by falling into such places. Don't forget the desert washes that flood and the quicksand that may lurk in riverbeds, streams and water holes. Be sure your vehicle can travel the terrain successfully. Even then, be careful. Gas, food, water and first aid supplies must be sufficient. Keep an eye out for snakes and other denizens of the remote country. Know the vegetation....

John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passengers learn who he is, they want nothing to do with him -- until outlaws ride down on them and they must rely on Russell's guns and his ability to lead them out of the desert. He can't ride with them, but they must walk with him or die.

Thomas E. Sheridan has spent a lifetime in Arizona, "living off it and seeking refuge from it." He knows firsthand its canyons, forests, and deserts; he has seen its cities exploding with new growth; and, like many other people, he sometimes fears for its future. In this book, Sheridan sets forth new ideas about what a history should be. Arizona: A History explores the ways in which Native Americans, Hispanics, and Anglos have inhabited and exploited...

Anecdotes about life in 19th century Tombstone, Arizona.