AZ: The History of Arizona podcast

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**AZ: The History of Arizona podcast**

A podcast tracing the history, events, people and places that made the Grand Canyon State.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 41: Cleaning house Dec 21, 2020

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What happens when you mix the rough-and-tumble frontier with an uptight, moralizing Army general?

Episode 40: Taking Tucson Dec 14, 2020

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The California Column rides into an unfortified Tucson, while Confederate forces pull back from all of Arizona and New Mexico. But, we do have a parting gift for the retreating rebels - harassment by Cochise and the Apache.

Episode 39: The California Column Dec 07, 2020

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Even as the Confederates celebrated their victories in the Southwest, a force was gathering in California to oppose them. And this would lead to a battle in Arizona at the base of Picacho Peak.

Episode 38: A good month to be a rebel Nov 23, 2020

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Turns out February 1862 was a banner month for the Confederacy in the Southwest, including the official declaration of their new Territory of Arizona.

Episode 37: The earthquake and the hurricane Nov 16, 2020

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In 1861, Arizona found itself between a rebel invasion on one hand and relentless Apache attacks on the other.

Episode 36: The Bascom Affair, Part III: How not to negotiate Nov 09, 2020

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The Bascom Affair reaches its bloody conclusion. Turns out that killing your hostages is not good strategy.

Episode 35: The Bascom Affair, Part II: Cut the tent Nov 02, 2020

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In which a kidnapped boy set a young, inexperienced U.S. Army officer on a collision course with the fearsome Cochise. Spoiler - things are not going to go well.

Episode 34: The Bascom Affair, Part 1: Cochise and Mangas Coloradas Oct 26, 2020

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In the first of three episodes about the Bascom Affair we introduce two key players - Cochise and Mangas Coloradas. With one being a well documented hot-head and the other being nicknamed because his sleeves were literally stained with the blood of his enemies, what could go wrong?

Episode 33: The Apachería Oct 19, 2020

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In which we finally unmask those great raiding boogeymen of the desert, the Apache.

Episode 32: A place called Arizona Sep 28, 2020

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In the late 1850s the future Arizona only wanted one thing: to become a real U.S. territory