AZ: The History of Arizona podcast

In 1874, the San Carlos Reservation would get a new Indian agent, who wanted to bring some fairness and justice to dealings with the Apache. Only problem is, he refused to stop at San Carlos.

As the reservation system starts failing across Arizona, it’s time to bid a final farewell to Cochise.

With Howard’s peace treaty with Cochise now wrapped up, it’s time for “Chief Wolf” to finally bring the hammer down on the remaining Apache and Yavapai resisting American encroachment.

General Howard finally gets the chance to talk peace face-to-face with Cochise, thanks to the help of the chief’s semi-mythical “blood brother,” Tom Jeffords.

Meet President Grant’s second peace commissioner to the Apache: a devoutly pious one-armed Civil War veteran.

One was ready to fight the Indians, one was ready to settle down, and one didn’t really have a clue.

In 1871, a band of Apache decided to (mostly) settle and farm in peace. Unfortunately, it proved to be the right move, but at the wrong time and the wrong place.

Cochise the Great and Terrible shocked everyone by proposing peace - and actually meaning it. If only the U.S. government had just played it cool.

Few stories in all of Arizona history are as tragic as that of the Pennington family.

In which we explore the life, times, and legacies of five prominent Arizonans.

To wrap up the 1860s, we watch as the walls start closing in on Cochise.

Tucson becomes Arizona’s capitol, and it’s finally time to talk about the founding of Phoenix. For that we need to revisit the ex-Confederate who founded it, and introduce the eccentric Englishman who named it.

In 1866, a brutal conflict between American settlers and Amerindians would break out. Believe it or not, this conflict would not involve the Apache. But that didn’t make the short Hualapai War any less bloody.

Political offices change hands, Arizona clashes with other states over territory, and Charles Poston sets out on the path to his grave on top that hill north of Florence.

With the Civil War over, it’s time to see what life on the frontier was really like. Turns out it was full of desperadoes, 19th century racism, Amerindian tribes both friendly and hostile, and even the Spirit of Christmas?

Arizona organizes native companies to take the fight to the Apache … too bad they were unpaid, under-supplied, and only existed for a year. Otherwise, they may have done something about that wily fox, Cochise.

We finally bring the Civil War in Arizona, while also looking at French trouble south of the border and the, uh, exploits of Indian figure King S. Woolsey.

Arizona’s first territorial legislature was busy, tackling issues such as Indian affairs, counties, education, transportation and the thorniest issue of all - divorce.

Due to a family emergency, there will be no new episode for Sunday, March 21, 2021.

The life and times of the lawyer, orator, politician, serial liar and woman-chaser who named Arizona.

Though a soldier’s life in 19th century Arizona was no walk in the park, the Confederates would have been more than happy to take the territory back.

In which we learn the correct way to pronounce “Prescott.”

It’s Arizona’s birthday! And the podcast’s anniversary! So let’s sit down and answer a few questions about both.

The U.S. Army and the Apache could just not get along.

In 1863 General Carleton ordered Kit Carson to bring the hammer down on the Navajo - hard