Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first irrigation experiments-A.D. 1200 -- An early view of the Grand Canyon-1540 -- The arrival of Father Kino-1687 -- A battle with the Tohono O' Odham -1827 -- Colonel Cooke's march through Tucson-1846 -- The making of a ghost town-1849 -- The ordeal of the Oatman girls-1851 -- An excursion into northern Arizona-1851 -- The great railroad survey-1853 -- The Gadsden Purchase-1854 -- Trouble with camels-1857 -- The brief success of the overland mail-1858 -- The Confederate conquest of Arizona-1862 -- Kit Carson's victory over the Navajos-1864 -- Powell's Grand Canyon adventure-1869 -- The Camp Grant Massacre-1871 -- Billy the Kid's first murder-1877 -- The apathetic reign of John Fremont-1878 -- The debut of the Tombstone epitaph-1880 -- The gunfight at the OK Corral-1881 -- The Pleasant Valley War-1887 -- The valor of the buffalo soldiers-1889 -- The remarkable career of Pete Kitchen-1895 -- The last battle of Buckey O'Neill-1898 -- The last stagecoach robbery-1899 -- The inglorious death of Geronimo-1909 -- The long road to statehood-1912 -- Frank Luke's final flight-1918 -- The tree-ring secret-1929 -- The discovery of Pluto-1930 -- The integrity of Trader Hubbell-1930 -- The biggest dam in the world-1936 -- Zane Grey-s love affair with Arizona-1939 -- The making of Barry Goldwater-1964 -- The demise of a highway-1984 -- The Rodeo-Chediski fire-2002 -- A potpourri of Arizona facts.