True Tales of Prescott
eBook - ePub

True Tales of Prescott

  1. 144 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

True Tales of Prescott

About this book

A saloon town like no other.


Carved out of the wilderness to become the first capital of Arizona Territory, Prescott has been a magnet for colorful characters since 1864. From Isaac Goldberg, proprietor of the first saloon, to musical icon Bruce Springsteen, Prescott has hosted its fair share of legends. Highwayman Brazen Bill Brazelton moseyed through the streets of Prescott, as did Bucky O'Neill and Barry Goldwater. Famous landmarks like the Palace Saloon not only survived prohibition but the Great Fire of 1900 that burned through Whiskey Row.


Join historians Bradley G. Courtney and Drew Desmond as they round up tales of Prescott's fascinating past.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781439676578
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. 1. Isaac Goldberg and True Tales of Prescott’s First Saloon
  7. 2. The Real Quartz Rock Saloon and the Barbarians
  8. 3. Outsiders Try to Reform Early Prescott
  9. 4. Traveling to Prescott Before the Railroad
  10. 5. Prescott’s First Ordinances
  11. 6. Famous Highwayman “Brazen Bill” Brazelton Meets Whiskey Row’s D.C. Thorne
  12. 7. Cockfighting Comes to Whiskey Row
  13. 8. Prescott Was Opium Central in Arizona
  14. 9. Buffalo Soldiers Arrive in Prescott
  15. 10. Whiskey Row’s Buckey O’Neill and the Near “Great Fire” of 1889
  16. 11. The Dam, the Drunk and the Disaster
  17. 12. Arizona’s Most Famous Saloon Story: The Legend of Chance Cobweb Hall and the True Tale of Violet “Baby Bell” Hicks
  18. 13. True Tales from Prescott’s Great Fire of 1900
  19. 14. Prescott’s Plaza Was the Center of Town Life
  20. 15. Arizona’s First Masons Steered Early Prescott
  21. 16. Prescott and Automobiles: Love at First Sight
  22. 17. Smoking Marijuana was a Community Event
  23. 18. Prescott’s First Motorcycle Club
  24. 19. True Tales of Prohibition
  25. 20. Prescott Runs Out of Water
  26. 21. Barry Goldwater’s One Regret
  27. 22. “The Boss” Takes Over Whiskey Row
  28. Bibliography
  29. About the Authors