Mysteries and Legends of Arizona : True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained
by Lowe, SamEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-07-13
Publisher(s): Globe Pequot
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Summary
This series, established in 2007, charts new ground by seeking fresh answers and new explanations for events that have shaped a state's identity. Combining the best ghost stories, outlaw tales, and haunted places, these are truly myth busters of popular history, written for all audiences and with archival images throughout.
Author Biography
Sam Lowe was born on the plains of North Dakota, where he began his newspaper career as a delivery boy for the Kensal Times. He migrated to "warm and snowless" Arizona in 1969, where he has written for a variety of newspapers, establishing "The Lowe Road" series, featuring unusual people, places, and things across Arizona. Compilations of his work have appeared in book form. Named Humor Columnist of the Year by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Lowe continues "The Lowe Road" for the Arizona Republic, as well as contributing stories to Arizona Highways, Arizona Highroads, and other state publications. He is also the author of GPP's You Know You're in Arizona. Sam Lowe lives in Phoenix.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. vii |
| Ira Hayes: Arizona's Reluctant Hero | p. 1 |
| Abby Still Lives in the Hotel Vendome | p. 16 |
| Cecil Creswell: Arizona's Lady Rustler | p. 29 |
| James Addison Reavis: The Man Who Conned Arizona | p. 43 |
| Apache Leap: Legend, Myth, or Fact? | p. 62 |
| Pearl Hart: The Last Stagecoach Robber | p. 76 |
| The Red Ghost: Fictionalized Fact or Factual Fiction? | p. 90 |
| Teresa Urrea: The Woman Who Healed | p. 106 |
| Mysterious Grand Canyon Deaths | p. 121 |
| The Apache Kid: A Shadow in Arizona's History | p. 136 |
| Gabrielle Darley: Heartless Murderess or Innocent Victim? | p. 154 |
| Arizona's Lost Treasures: They're Still Waiting | p. 168 |
| Bibliography | p. 186 |
| Index | p. 190 |
| About the Author | p. 198 |
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