is proud to carry David Devine\u2019s <\/strong>new book<\/h2>\n\n\n\nHistoric Tales of Territorial Tucson,
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDid 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? These and other interesting but little-known stories of the small settlement on the banks of the Santa Cruz River are contained in a new book written by local historian David Devine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Click here for more information on this and other books
and to order this book<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n= == === == =<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWe also have books by our museum historian<\/h3>\n\n\n\nWilliam Kalt III<\/h2>\n\n\n\nClick on the book covers for more information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/tucsonhistoricdepot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kaltRRmd22640028230-234x300.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDid 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? These and other interesting but little-known stories of the small settlement on the banks of the Santa Cruz River are contained in a new book written by local historian David Devine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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and to order this book<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n= == === == =<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We also have books by our museum historian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
William Kalt III<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Click on the book covers for more information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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