Arizona's Yesterday

John Cady (1846 - 1927) and Basil Woon (1893 - 1974)

Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer. Written by John Henry Cady and revised and rewritten in 1915 by noted Playwright and Journalist Basil Woon. Cady was born in Ohio, served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and eventually settled in Arizona Territory. Cady's story is one of adventure, determination, a pioneering spirit, and an entrepreneurial drive. Arizona's Yesterday is a glimpse of an Arizona not so much filled with gunfighters and warriors, but of an Arizona on the cusp of Statehood and the modern era. - Summary by Tony Posante

Genre(s): Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Dedication & Preface Tony Posante
00:10:09
Play 01 The Boy Soldier Tony Posante
00:05:39
Play 02 Following the Argonauts Tony Posante
00:27:48
Play 03 Rough and Tumble on Land and Sea Tony Posante
00:17:52
Play 04 Through Mexico and Back to Arizona Tony Posante
00:15:22
Play 05 Stage Driver's Luck Tony Posante
00:13:48
Play 06 A Frontier Business Man Tony Posante
00:12:13
Play 07 Ventures and Adventures Tony Posante
00:16:08
Play 08 Indian Warfare Tony Posante
00:13:37
Play 09 Deputy Sheriff, Cattleman and Farmer Tony Posante
00:16:19
Play 10 In Age the Cricket Chirps and Brings— Tony Posante
00:07:54