Pioneer Women of Arizona (2nd edition)

These are the life stories of Mormon girls, young women, mothers, and grandmothers who traveled to Arizona by covered wagons and by train. These women drove teams and knitted socks while their men trailed the cattle. They settled the Arizona Strip and along the Little Colorado, San Pedro, Gila, and Salt Rivers. With references to recent publications, footnotes to explain long-forgotten phrases and events, and over three hundred photographs, this second edition will not only keep these stories alive for descendants and general readers but also provide a wealth of information for specialists in women’s studies, Arizona history, Mormon history, and Western Americana. Life stories of Mormon girls, young women, mothers, and grandmothers who arrived in Arizona by covered wagon and by train fill the pages of Pioneer Women of Arizona. These women drove teams and knitted socks while their men trailed the cattle. They settled the Arizona Strip and places along the Little Colorado, San Pedro, Gila, and Salt Rivers. This second edition adds new introductory material, including a biographical sketch of Roberta Flake Clayton, information about her work with the Federal Writers' Project, and an overview of Mormon migration into Arizona. With updated references to recent publications, footnotes to explain long-forgotten phrases and events, and over three hundred photographs, this second edition will not only keep these stories alive for descendants and general readers but also provide a wealth of information for specialists in Women's studies, Arizona history, Mormon history, and Western Americana. Mostly biographies about Mormon girls, young women, mothers, and grandmothers who arrived in Arizona by covered wagons (and also by train). These women drove teams and knitted socks while their men trailed the cattle. They settled the Arizona Strip and along the Little Colorado, San Pedro, Gila, and Salt Rivers.