John F Green

Tales of Arizona and New Mexico John F Green

HISTORIC FICTION & NON-FICTION: An eclectic collection of short stories and novellasplus the history behind the stories. Seven remarkable stories inserting fictional and not-so-fictional characters into true western history and locations. They take place from 1680 to the 1800s and through to present day including myths, legends, greed, gold, life, love and glory. The author, who has lived in Arizona for over two decades, has been to all of the locations, often multiple times and studied the history in depth. The appendix gives brief overviews of the true history of the times and places. CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONGOLDFIELDGUNFIGHT AT THE ESCALANTEREVOLT AT THE TAOS PUEBLOTHE LAST CAMEL IN NEW MEXICOSELIGMAN STOWAWAYKWI-KA-KIKINEEBACK TO THE 1890'sAPPENDIX(history and notes- not anatomy) The Taos uprising in 1680The Other Town too Tough to Die -Ash Fork, ArizonaINTRODUCTIONThe great American southwest has wealth of history well before the coming of Europeans in the 16th century. Unfortunately, first hand stories of those times are rare, usually only in verbal form. From that time forward, stories, legends and myths abound. Seekers of gold and silver, trappers, explorers, wild-west gunfights, cowboys, saloons, ghost towns, lost gold mines, wars, frontier towns, stagecoaches, railroads, early automobiles, Indian spirits, ghost dancers and Jackalopes are only a handful. Many of the stories contained in this anthology are from times before statehood. Some are what are termed 'Historic Fiction' based on true events and places. Some are fiction and in the appendix, you will find articles that are truly history. They were times of adventure, conflict, countless hardships, toil, tragedy and perseverance. The stories contained here reflect on all those realities.