Contents
Foreword by James E. Officer
The Emergence of the Frontier Civilian: An Introduction
1. Tucson's First Civilian Mayor Reports, 1825
2. New Information about Captain José Romero, 1817
3. The Eyes and Ears of Occidente on the Gila, 1826
4. The First Americans in Tucson, 1826
5. The Old Pueblo in Peril, 1827
6. Manuel Escalante Defends Tucson, 1828
7. Armageddon in the Missions, 1828
8. Manuel Escalante Defends the Missions, 1830
9. The Return of the Missions to the Franciscans, 1830
10. A Pima Prophecy, 1835
11. Changes in the Structure of Town Government, 1831
12. Apacheland Explodes, 1831
13. The Patriotic Section, 1832
14. Mexican National Politics in Tucson, 1834
15. An Apache Woman Reports, 1834
16. Tubac Undefended, 1834
17. Escalante's Massive Offensive Begins, 1834
18. Victory in the Mogollóns, 1834
19. The Papagos Turn to Raiding, 1835
20. Tucson Makes Peace with the Pinal Apaches, 1836
21. The Aftermath of the Pinal Peace Treaty, 1837
22. Tucson's Storekeeper Diplomat, 1837
23. An American Fortress on the Upper Gila, 1837
24. Greedy Goldseekers and Papago Gold, 1838
25. The Battle of Cóbota, 1840
26. Papago Unrest Reaches Tucson, 1842
27. Quitovac under Siege, 1842
28. Tucson Girds for Defense, 1843
29. General Urrea's Offensive against the Papagos, 1843
30. The Immediate Effect of the April Campaign, 1843
31. The Authority of the Papago Governors Is Renewed, 1843
32. A Description of the San Xavier and Tucson Missions, 1843
33. A Final Report on the Pimería Alta, 1844
34. Could You Have Ridden with Comadurán? (1844)
35. Chihuahua Apaches Raid Sonora, 1844
36. Frustrated Plans and the State of the Apache Frontier, 1845
37. National Politics in Tucson Once Again, 1845
38. The Death of María Arana de Urrea, 1845
39. The End of Indian Authority in the Mission Towns, 1846
40. Tucson's Nine Heroic Widows, 1848
Notes
Index