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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.

Publication Info. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  973.913 OSS    AVAILABLE
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Description xviii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-277) 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.
Subject Powers family.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Draft resisters -- Arizona.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Conscientious objectors -- Arizona.
Gunfights -- Arizona.
ISBN 9780806160016 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0806160012 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780806164649 (paperback : alk. paper)
0806164646 (paperback : alk. paper)
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