Deconstructing the Taco: The History and Lore of a Beloved Food with Gregory McNamee

Desert Broom Public Library 29710 N. Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, United States

The foods of Arizona speak to the many cultures, native and newcomer, that make up our state. Consider the taco, that favorite treat, a staple of Mexican and Mexican American cooking and an old standby on an Arizonan’s plate. The corn in the tortilla comes from Mexico, the cheese from the Sahara, the lettuce from […]

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Hellraising, Heroic and Hidden Women of the Old West – Phoenix

Desert Broom Public Library 29710 N. Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, United States

Although history tries to tell us ONLY men settled the Old West, that is shattered by Jana’s verbal tour through some of the amazing women who made all the difference. Any woman who came West in the 1800s had to be full of grit and spit to survive and Jana has collected the stories of […]

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 Armed with Our Language, We Went to War:  The Navajo Code Talkers – Phoenix

Desert Broom Public Library 29710 N. Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, United States

During WWII a select group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines with a unique weapon. Using the Navajo language, they devised a secret code that the enemy never deciphered.  For over 40 years a cloak of secrecy hung over the Code Talker’s service until the code was declassified and they were finally honored […]

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