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100 Year History 1883 - 1983 Thatcher, Arizona

100 Years 1883 - 1983 Thatcher, Arizona Vol. II

From December 1884 through May 1885, New Orleans hosted a now nearly forgotten event: The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition. Seeking to commemorate the first export of cotton from the United States in 1784, the National Cotton Planters Association selected New Orleans, the largest city in the south, as the site for the great international exposition. The citizens and business community of New Orleans, eager to promote the city's recovery from both the ravaging effects of the Civil War and the aftermath of Reconstruction, welcomed the chance to stage an event which would attract visitors and investors to the commercially revitalized city. Established in 1875, the Cent ...

This book takes students from the Pre-Columbian period to today’s America. It examines American history through the documents and speeches of each period. The learning the thinking of the time offers a deep revelation of the struggle for liberty and the continuing fight to keep it.

The first comprehensive history of one of the most colorful areas in Arizona. The southern Bradshaws contained, at one time, some of the busiest and most productive mines in the territory. Because of their relative inaccessibility, they still retain much of the rough-and-tumble flavor of the early West. Hundreds of hours of research, as well as interviews with many long-time Bradshaw residents, have resulted in a fascinating look at a vital part of Arizona's history.

On the morning of June 25th, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer made a fateful decision to attack a large Native American village camped on the banks of the Little Big Horn River. It was a decision that would cost him his life, the lives of 268 of his men, and the lives of over 60 Native Americans defending their right to live free. Myths, mysteries, and legends of this fight have grown for over 142 years, elevating a lonely patch of dirt and grass, dotted with white and brown tombstones, to mythological proportions. How did this apocalyptic clash of cultures happen? What is true, and what is conjecture? What really happened? Experience the entire battle as it was tol ...

There is a series of 7 "Finding Arizona's Past" books. This one is All of what is in the series, and more. Some corrections and updates are in this one. Join us on Facebook at "Finding Arizona's Past" This will take you on 49 trips through many ghost towns, cemeteries and other sites in 13 of the 15 Arizona counties. You will find coordinates and detailed directions to every town, cemetery and site. Come visit us on Facebook at Finding Arizona's Past for color photos and more. This book is 187 pages, 8.5X11 and spiral bound for ease of use. Enjoy and be careful out there.

Dr. Rodney W. Lancaster returns with a historical book about Freemasonry and the connection it may have to American Education. Dr. Lancaster dives into the history of Freemasons for the benefit of public educators and Freemason lodge members. Follow the author as he weaves a research design through the beginnings of public schools and how the Freemasons may have impacted public school education. The story is one of a myriad of Dr. Lancaster’s writings and is sure to captivate lodge members, parents, teachers, and administrators of schools about the beginnings and ideologies of the Freemason’s. Lancaster’s beliefs and paradigms come from his ideologies which should leave the reader with h ...

“Full-Name Index to The History of Sequoyah County 1828-1975” is an essential tool for any family historian or genealogist with ancestors who lived in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma during the 1800s and 1900s. “The History of Sequoyah County 1828-1975” is a rich history of an area that would become and eventually did become Sequoyah County. Attention is given to the history of communities, churches, clubs and organizations, businesses, and schools. Probably the most fascinating portion of the book is the vast amount of family stories. The family stories of “The History of Sequoyah County 1828-1975” are written by various authors. Most of these authors were family members who provided deta ...