Peoples of the Middle Gila
340 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 7/8
52 figures
Paperback
Release Date:14 Jul 2021
ISBN:9780972334778
Peoples of the Middle Gila
A Documentary History of the Pimas and Maricopas 1500s–1945
Gila River Indian Community
This second edition in the Gila River Indian Community Anthropological Research Papers series by John P. Wilson provides a narrative history of the Akimel O'Odham and Pee Posh peoples who lived along the middle Gila River in south central Arizona. This updated edition includes expanded and updated tabular data that we wanted to make available to our readers.
The manuscript covers the period between AD 1694 and 1945 for which written documentation exists, and is largely based on descriptions that were recorded by explorers, missionaries, soldiers, settlers, and others who traveled through the area. The document is an essential reference for the historic period in southern Arizona, and considerable information is compiled in this book that has previously been unavailable elsewhere.
The manuscript covers the period between AD 1694 and 1945 for which written documentation exists, and is largely based on descriptions that were recorded by explorers, missionaries, soldiers, settlers, and others who traveled through the area. The document is an essential reference for the historic period in southern Arizona, and considerable information is compiled in this book that has previously been unavailable elsewhere.
John Wilson is an archeologist, historical researcher, and more recently an author, now retired after ten years with a state museum and another twenty-eight years contracting for clients that included utility companies, mining and engineering firms, Native American nations, and several state and federal agencies. He was born in Illinois and is a graduate of both the University of Illinois and Harvard University. His most recent publications include two anthologies: New Mexico Episodes and Arizona Across 400 Years. He lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, with his wife Cheryl.
Related Titles
