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Arizona: a History of Snake Oil Salesmen, Scams, and Hoaxes

Buckeye Public Library - Downtown Branch 310 N. 6th Street, Buckeye, AZ, United States

Since the earliest days, Arizonans have been visited by entrepreneurs offering all kinds of get rich quick schemes. Benefitting from tales of abundant resources in the territory, limited law enforcement and communication, a scoundrel could create enticing promise of riches and success without much external oversight. Newspapers often fanned the hysteria only to later denounce […]

The Ancient Hohokam Ballgame of Arizona – Buckeye

Buckeye Public Library - Downtown Branch 310 N. 6th Street, Buckeye, AZ, United States

The ancient Hohokam culture of Arizona constructed at least 200 ball courts more than 800 years ago. These oval depressions were likely used to play a ball game that originated in southern Mexico, where the game was played with a rubber ball and had a very important role in reenacting the creation of humans in […]

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All Hat and No Cattle: The language of the American West – Buckeye

Buckeye Public Library - Downtown Branch 310 N. 6th Street, Buckeye, AZ, United States

All Hat and No Cattle: The language of the American West Every day we use words and phrases whose roots lie in our western heritage. Words like “brand,” “maverick,” and “dude,” along with phrases like” climb down off your high horse” and “passing the buck” all grew out of the culture and experiences of those […]

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Tombstone, Arizona: The Town Too Tough to die

Buckeye Public Library - Downtown Branch 310 N. 6th Street, Buckeye, AZ, United States

Tombstone, which had a reputation, as one of the West's wildest mining towns, owes its beginning to Ed Schieffelin, who prospected the nearby hills. From nearby Fort Huachuca, Schieffelin told a soldier that the mountains’ rich colors looked very promising for mineral wealth. The soldier said "All you'll find in those hills is your tombstone". […]

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