IMAGES OF AMERICA: ARIZONA RANGERS

Established in 1901, the Arizona Rangers have protected and served the citizenry for well over 100 years. Although the the initial organization was short-lived, lasting only two years, the company became the scourge of Arizona outlaws in the Arizona Territory and along the Mexican border. In 1957 the Arizona Rangers were re-established and these modern Rangers have continued the tradition of service that was established by their predecessors. In keeping with their motto, "Few But Proud Then and Now", they assist numerous law enforcement agencies and help keep the peace within their communities and the state.

Author and historian M. David DeSoucy has compiled this fascinating look at the Arizona Rangers from numerous sources, including the archives of the Arizona Rangers in Nogles, the Arizona State Library and Archives, the Arizona Historical Society, the Arizona Historical Foundation, his personal collection and oral histories of the Rangers and their families.

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IMAGES OF AMERICA: GLOBE, ARIZONA

According to Arizona folklore, "Globe City" was named for an extremely large, globe-shaped silver nugget found along Pinal Creek in the 1870s. The townsite was laid out in the foothills of the Pinal Mountains in 1876. In 1881 Globe was named the first county seat of Gila County. Globe can rightfully lay claim to many famous Arizonans who helped shepherd the Arizona Territory into statehood, including the state's first governor, George W. P. Hunt.

Using over 200 historic archival photographs, Bill and Lynn Haak present here the distinctive story of "Globe City’s" past that shaped the character of the city of Globe today.

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IMAGES OF AMERICA: OLD SAN CARLOS

Established in 1873, the San Carlos Indian Agency established a reservation for the area’s Western Apache bands. About the same time, a U.S. Army post was created nearby to exert military control. The original agency and army post are known today as Old San Carlos. From 1874 to 1877, the U.S. government’s peace policy directed additional Apache groups and other regional natives to San Carlos. The ensuing turmoil initiated the now familiar Apache Wars. These campaigns were fought through the 1870s and 1880s, as Apache rebels intermittently broke from the reservation and returned to former haunts or sought refuge in northern Mexico. By most accounts, Old San Carlos was an inhospitable locale.

In this recent IMAGES OF AMERICA release Tucson authors, Paul and Kathleen Nickens, present over 200 rare and mostly unpublished historic photographs of Old San Carlos, from its inception in 1873 to its demise in 1928, when Coolidge Dam was constructed on the Gila River, causing the inundation of the original agency location.

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