{"id":1803,"date":"2020-10-08T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T04:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/?page_id=1803"},"modified":"2020-10-08T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T05:14:08","slug":"authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/?page_id=1803","title":{"rendered":"Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">                     David Devine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image.png 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FASCINATING\nNEW BOOK ON TUCSON\u2019S HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tDid you know as\nearly as 1871 Tucson was predicted to become \u201ca railroad center\u201d\nfor the Southwest? That twenty-years later, a 400-foot-long sea\nserpent speaking perfect English visited the remote community? That\nin the 1890s, Tucson hosted a few round-the-world bicyclists, one of\nthem a woman?  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThese and other\ninteresting but little-known stories of the small settlement on the\nbanks of the Santa Cruz River are contained in a new book: <em>Historic\nTales of Territorial Tucson 1854-1912<\/em>. Written by local historian\nDavid Devine and published by The History Press, the book has 111\npages, 52 black and white images, and 20 pages of notes and index. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThe ten chapters of\nthe book are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 \u2013 From Purchase to Territory<br>2 \u2013 Snake Stories<br>3 \u2013 Locomotives, Bicycles and Locomobiles<br>4 \u2013 Presidential Visits<br>5 \u2013 Celebrations Galore<br>6 \u2013 A Health Resort<br>7 \u2013 Sport Shorts<br>8 \u2013 Neighboring Neighborhoods<br>9 \u2013 Commercial Centers<br>10 \u2013 A Toe Tickler\nand Other Tucsonans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThe numerous\nhistoric tales included in the book involve all the various ethnic\ngroups that made up territorial Tucson. The stories also highlight\nthe important role women played in both the business community as\nwell as socially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t <em>Historic Tales\nof Territorial Tucson 1854-1912 <\/em>will go on sale in early November\nfor about $24.00, tax included. But you can now get a copy for less\nwhile also making a contribution to the Southern Arizona\nTransportation Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tIf you order a copy\ndirectly from the author by October 24 for $23.00, tax included, the\nbook will be mailed to you in November. At the same time, Dave Devine\nwill contribute $5.00 of each sale to the Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>To order your copy today, send a check for $23.00, with \u201cSATM\u201d in the note line, to:<\/strong>       Dave Devine,  1705 E. Water Street,    Tucson, AZ 85719                                     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> If you have questions, contact him at 325-2108 <br>or ddevine1705@yahoo.com. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>= == === ==== ===== ==== === == =<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201c<strong>A History of the Old Pueblo from the 1854 Gadsden Purchase<\/strong>\u201c<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See a review in the<a href=\"http:\/\/tucson.com\/entertainment\/book-review-tucson-s-colorful-past-illuminates-its-future\/article_a3376c76-d3b5-52a0-b697-6d796cd13f0b.html\">&nbsp;Arizona Star<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book can be found at SATM,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tucson-History-Pueblo-Gadsden-Purchase\/dp\/0786497106\">Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0and other dealers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/devineCover2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/devineCover2-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"devineCover2\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/devineCover2-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/devineCover2.jpg 517w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">= == === == =<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Devine FASCINATING NEW BOOK ON TUCSON\u2019S HISTORY Did you know as early as 1871 Tucson was predicted to become \u201ca railroad center\u201d for the Southwest? That twenty-years later, a 400-foot-long sea serpent speaking perfect English visited the remote community? That in the 1890s, Tucson hosted a few round-the-world bicyclists, one of them a woman? 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