Arizona, prehistoric, aboriginal, pioneer, modern; the nation's youngest commonwealth within a land of ancient culture (Volume I)

By James H. McClintock

Book Overview

Arizona is a land of extremes: cliff dwellings and boomtowns, sacred mountains and survey lines. Arizona begins far before statehood. In Volume I of James H. McClintock's sweeping history, the nations youngest commonwealth is set inside a far older human story, moving from prehistoric Southwest cultures to the complex world of Arizona Native peoples and onward to the first waves of western frontier expansion. Part narrative, part regional history reference, it reads as a local history chronicle built from careful observation and documentary detail, offering a firm foundation for anyone tracing places, names, and turning points. McClintock writes with the authority of early twentieth-century scholarship, capturing the Arizona Territory era while keeping the wider Southwest borderlands history in view. You will find pioneer settlement history alongside the threads of trade, conflict, and community-making that shaped the American West history of a region that rarely fits neat borders. For genealogy and family research, the work serves as a dependable guide to the people behind the headlines; for educators and history students, it offers context-rich material that rewards close reading. As a comprehensive state history collection in the making, this first volume preserves a formative record of Arizona's past, and a key perspective on how modern identity was forged. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, from casual explorers to classic-history shelves in any library.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353609941
• ISBN13: 9789353609948
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 2.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"