AZ: The History of Arizona podcast

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Episode 99: Chasing Charley May 30, 2022

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In the fall of 1883, Crook and other Americans had two questions on their minds: What the heck was up with the Apache still in Mexico and where the heck was Charley McComas?

Episode 98: Back to San Carlos May 23, 2022

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Crook managed to get hundreds of Chiricahua from Mexico back to the reservation in Arizona … only to be told that the Indian Agent didn’t want to lift a finger to help them.

Episode 97: Inside of 40 Days May 16, 2022

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Crook and his scouts have a travel montage, while Geronimo’s Power grants him a remarkable vision. These two threads will converge high in the Sierra Madres, where the Chiricahua Apache will make a fateful choice.

Episode 96: Peaches May 09, 2022

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History sometimes turns on very small hinges. In this case, it was the seemingly innocuous decision of a man named Peaches that would help determine how the next chapter of the Apache Wars would play out.

Episode 95: Hell’s Forty Acres May 02, 2022

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Organizational shakeups in 1882 returned General George R. Crook to Arizona. He had big plans for how to bring the Apache to heel, but first, it was time to put right everything down at San Carlos.

Episode 94: It’s a trap! Apr 25, 2022

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As the Apache sought refuge in Mexico, they kept finding ambushes laid out for them. At a certain point, they decided to set up a snare all of their own.

Episode 93: Kidnapped Apr 18, 2022

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In which Geronimo, Juh, and Naiche decide that since they broke out of San Carlos, every other Chiricahua Apache had to do it too - and they wouldn’t take no for an answer.

Episode 92: The Dreamer Apr 11, 2022

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The U.S. Army's overreaction to a growing religious movement among the various Apache bands would lead directly to the second breakout of the notorious Geronimo.

Episode 91: The Thieving Thirteenth Apr 04, 2022

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19th-century American politics is a pretty interesting subject as is, but there are some examples, such as Arizona’s 13th Territorial Legislature, that shows you just how funny, corrupt, and farcical it can really be.

Episode 90: The O.K. Corral, Part VIII: The vendetta ride Mar 28, 2022

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In 1882, Wyatt Earp was out for vengeance. This final chapter in the saga of the gunfight will lead everyone, including the Town of Tombstone, to their appointments with destiny.

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