Building a State in Apache Land


Read by Tony Posante

(3.9 stars; 5 reviews)

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) (1 hr 38 min)

Chapters

How The Territory Was Acquired 22:52 Read by Tony Posante
Early Mining and Filibustering 35:26 Read by Tony Posante
War-Time in Arizona 20:18 Read by Tony Posante
Arizona a Territory at Last 19:51 Read by Tony Posante