Building a State in Apache Land

Charles Poston (1825 - 1902)

Building a State in Apache Land by Charles Debrille Poston is a compilation of articles published in 1894 in the Overland Monthly magazine. Charles D. Poston gives a colorful account of the history of what would become the Arizona Territory as well and his role in such. His adventures and accomplishments in the lands ceded from Mexico to the USA in the mid 19th Century are recounted and constitute a interesting take of how the groundwork was laid for Arizona to become a unique American entity of many peoples. (Summary by Tony Posante)

Genre(s): Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 How The Territory Was Acquired Tony Posante
00:22:52
Play 02 Early Mining and Filibustering Tony Posante
00:35:26
Play 03 War-Time in Arizona Tony Posante
00:20:18
Play 04 Arizona a Territory at Last Tony Posante
00:19:51