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Islands in the Desert: A History of the Uplands of Southeastern Arizona
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Viewed from the air, the plains of southeastern Arizona appear to be dotted by a series of islands in the desert. These mountain ranges, none longer than thirty miles and few higher than 9,000 feet, have witnessed continuous occupation for over 11,000 years. The human history of these upland areas from the 1530s to the 1930s is engagingly told in this volume. The desert and mountain ranges of southeastern Arizona are linked to some pivotal historical events: Coronados search for the fabled wealth of Cibola; the raids by Chiricahua Indians led by Cochise and Geronimo; the seemingly endless cycle of mining booms and busts that resulted in fortunes made and lost; and border clashes during the Mexican Revolution. All these familiar events are told with reference to fresh information. In addition, this book offers a history of the upland region centered on control and use of the land, including chapters on mining, logging, ranching, farming, and tourism.

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title	:	Islands in the Desert : A History of the Uplands of Southeastern Arizona
author	:	Wilson, John P.
publisher	:	University of New Mexico
isbn10 \| asin	:	0826316158
print isbn13	:	9780826316158
ebook isbn13	:	9780585187624
language	:	English
subject	Uplands--Arizona--History, Mountains--Coronado National Forest (Ariz. and N.M.)--History, Arizona--History, Local, Coronado National Forest (Ariz. and N.M.)--History.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	F811.W76 1995eb
ddc	:	979.1/5
subject	:	Uplands--Arizona--History, Mountains--Coronado National Forest (Ariz. and N.M.)--History, Arizona--History, Local, Coronado National Forest (Ariz. and N.M.)--History.

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Islands In The Desert

A History Of The Uplands Of Southeastern Arizona

John P. Wilson

Foreword by Patricia M. Spoerl

Published in cooperation with the
Historical Society of New Mexico

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
Albuquerque

Page vi

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wilson, John P. (John Philip), 1935
Islands in the Desert: a history of the uplands of southeastern Arizona /
John P. Wilson.
p. cm.
"Published in cooperation with the Historical Society of New Mexico."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8263-1615-8.
1. MountainsArizonaHistory.
2. MountainsCoronado National Forest (Arizona and N.M.)History.
3. ArizonaHistory, Local.
4. Coronado National Forest (Ariz. and N.M.)History.
I. Historical Society of New Mexico.
II. Title.
F811.w76 1995
979.1'5dc20
95-7557
CIP

1995 by the University of New Mexico Press
All rights reserved.
First edition

Page vii

Contents

Illustrations

vii

Maps

Foreword

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xvii

Chronology of Events, 1539-1946

xix

1
The Natural Landscape

2
Who Named the Mountains?

3
The Spanish Era

4
The Late Spanish and Mexican Period, 1800-1846

5
The Early United States Period, 1846-1863

6
Military and Indian Affairs, 1863-1896

7
The Mining Frontier

131

8
Cattle, Goats, and Dudes

185

9
Lumbering and Timber Resources

203

10
Homesteads on Forest Lands

215

11
The U.S. Army and the Mexican Revolution,
1910-1933

225

12
Summer Colonies in the Mountains

233

13
Islands in the Desert: Retrospect and Prospect

251

Notes

253

References

304

Index

345

Page ix

Illustration

1. Western slope of the Dragoon Mountains

2. Whetstone Mountains, c. 1914-15

3. Atascosa Mountains

4. Canelo Hills and Canelo Ranger Station, c. 1930

5. Charles Schuchard's sketch of Grand Caon, 1854

6. Charles Schuchard's sketch of Arivaca Valley, 1857

7. John R. Bartlett's sketch of Fronteras, Sonora, 1851

8. Charles Schuchard's sketch of the Santa Rita Mountains

9. Charles Schuchard's sketch of the ruins of the mission of Tumaccori, 1854

10. John R. Bartlett's sketch of Tucson, 1852

11. Charles Schuchard's sketch of the Babocomari Ruins, 1854

12. Seth Eastman's watercolor of Stein's Pass, 1851

13. John R. Bartlett's sketch of Guadalupe Pass, 1851

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