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Dauntless Courage and Boundless Ambition: The Life of Buckey O’Neill – Surprise

December 12, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

Buckey O’Neill was one of Arizona’s legendary pioneers, even author William MacLeod Raine called him “the most many-sided man Arizona has produced”. Before dying in Cuba while serving as one of Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, O’Neill made his mark in Arizona as a newspaper editor, sheriff, mayor, and prospector, among other professions. Whether chasing train robbers across the Arizona’s frontier, promoting the Grand Canyon as a tourist destination, or reforming education practices while serving as school superintendent, he lived with an eye toward helping Arizona mature from an untamed western territory to a creditable state.

Kevin Schindler is an award-winning educator and writer who has worked for more than 20 years at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. He was sheriff of the Flagstaff Corral of Westerners for 14 years and a board member of the Flagstaff Festival of Science for 16 years. Combining a dual passion for history and science, he has presented hundreds of educational programs, authored four books, written more than 400 magazine and newspaper articles, and contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column for the Arizona Daily Sun.

Details

Date:
December 12, 2018
Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:

Organizer

City of Surprise

Venue

City of Surprise City Hall – City Council Chambers
16000 N Civic Center Plaza
Surprise, AZ 85374 United States
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Phone
623-214-7537

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