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Author:
Osselaer, Heidi J., 1958- author.
Title:
Arizona's deadliest gunfight : draft resistance and tragedy at the Power Cabin, 1918 / Heidi J. Osselaer.
Publisher:
University of Oklahoma Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
xviii, 294 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Powers family.
Powers family.
World War (1914-1918)
World War, 1914-1918--Draft resisters--Arizona.
World War, 1914-1918--Conscientious objectors--Arizona.
Gunfights--Arizona.
Conscientious objectors.
Draft resisters.
Gunfights.
Arizona.
1914-1918
Other Authors:
Power (Family : Ariz.)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Origins -- Texas hill country -- New Mexico territory -- Frontier honor -- Aravaipa Canyon -- The Gila Valley -- The abandoned mines -- The Great War -- Shootout at dawn -- On the run -- Captured -- On trial -- The big house on the Gila -- Clemency -- Redemption.
Summary:
"Delves into the background and historical context of the shootout in 1918, likely the deadliest armed resistance to draft evasion during World War I, between Jeff Power's family and sheriff Frank McBride and his deputies at a remote mining cabin in in Keilberg Canyon"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0806160012
9780806160016
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1032291095
LCCN:
2017043089
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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