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Bisbee, Queen of the Copper Camps

Author : Lynn Robison Bailey

Publisher : Westernlore Publications

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 33,87 MB

Release : 1983

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN :

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Bisbee, Arizona represents the emergence of industrialism in the Far West, the perfection of mining technology by Eastern capitalists to tap and exploit wandering ore bodies that were difficult to find and just as difficult to follow. Bisbee become synonymous with paternalism - a "White Man's Mining Camp," a feudal state in the desert, where labor and management eventually clashed head-on forever tarnishing the reputation of one of the nation's foremost mining companies and a number of distinguished families. The fascinating Bisbee story is told here.



Bisbee, Arizona, Yesterday & Today

Author : Neil Bush

Publisher :

Page : 59 pages

File Size : 49,10 MB

Release : 1992

Category : History

ISBN : 9780963301406

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At the turn of the century, Bisbee, Arizona was one of the largest copper mining camps in the world. Located in the Arizona Territory, Bisbee soon became the "liveliest spot between El Paso & San Francisco," a true urban outpost on the frontier. Built to last by the mining interests of the day, Bisbee has been architecturally preserved since 1910. The photographic essay explores Bisbee as it was yesterday with thirty-four historic photos from the period of 1886 through 1937. Thirty-four accompanying photos taken from the exact location today complement the originals. Fortunately Bisbee has not been a developer's paradise & the results of this book document an amazing similarity in many of the scenes. Surely, there will never be another Bisbee. These photos will fascinate the student of architecture! Today Bisbee features the Queen Mine underground tour, the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum, a surface mine tour, & Historic District tours. So explore this wonderfully preserved copper mining town in our 64 page soft cover photo essay & then visit us in person! To order: Check or money order to BISBEE IMAGE, PO BOX 1145, BISBEE, ARIZONA 85603. $9.95 each plus $2.00 shipping & handling for up to 5 books. Arizona residents add 7.5 percent sales tax.



Bisbee '17

Author : Robert Houston

Publisher : University of Arizona Press

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 41,97 MB

Release : 1999-01-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0816519390

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Bisbee, Arizona, queen of the western copper camps, 1917. The protagonists in a bitter strike: the Wobblies (the IWW), the toughest union in the history of the West; and Harry Wheeler, the last of the two-gun sheriffs. In this class-war western, they face each other down in the streets of Bisbee, pitting a general strike against the largest posse ever assembled. Based on a true story, Bisbee '17 vividly re-creates a West of miners and copper magnates, bindlestiffs and scissorbills, army officers, private detectives, and determined revolutionaries. Against this backdrop runs the story of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, strike organizer from the East, caught between the worlds of her ex-husbandÑthe Bisbee strike leaderÑand her new lover, an Italian anarchist from New York. As the tumultuous weeks of the strike unfold, she struggles to sort out what she really feels about both of them, and about the West itself.



Wicked Bisbee

Author : Francine Powers

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 33,98 MB

Release : 2023-10-09

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 1439679509

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Nicknamed the "Queen of Copper Camps" for having the richest copper mining operations in the world, Bisbee also was the scene of dastardly crimes. From drunken shootouts in saloons to strikers clashing with mining executives, the town's past is filled with stories of vengeance and street justice. The aftermath of an 1885 lynching led directly to the establishment of the Copper Queen Library, too late to deter the infamous Bisbee Massacre of 1883. In Lowell, an argument about an alleged affair ended in murder, while the Fly-Swatting Contest of 1912 encouraged a different kind of killing. Author, journalist and historian Francine Powers uncovers the real-life dramas of Wild West Bisbee.



Copper Dreams

Author : Barbara O'Reilly Ralph

Publisher : Cowboy Miner Productions

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 33,45 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781931725040

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As the Arizona territory prepares for statehood in 1912, twelve year old Ollie wonders at the changes statehood will bring while she observes dramatic events in her own family, where the clash of miner and management mimics the turbulence of the times. Set in the mining town of Bisbee, Arizona, the historical fiction novel highlights the town, the Queen of the Copper camps, as it explores daily life, mining history and the influences of events both in Arizona and the rest of the United States.



Bisbee

Author : Annie Graeme Larkin

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 45,79 MB

Release : 2013

Category : History

ISBN : 0738599964

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Visually, the Bisbee of today remains a community frozen in time, with Main Street retaining its character from 1910. The discovery of copper deposits in the Mule Mountains brought forth a wealth that enabled a substantial community. Profitable mining ventures and a need for labor drew thousands of miners from around the world to work in Bisbee. These individuals added a distinct flavor to the area. Like countless other Western mining camps, Bisbee evolved from a rough frontier community surviving disastrous fires and floods into a town with a substantial population and solid foundation. Bisbee's seemingly inexhaustible mineral wealth resulted in the community becoming a center of economic and political power in an emerging territory on its way to statehood. It was Arizona's greatest copper camp.



Boom, Bust, Boom

Author : Bill Carter

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 304 pages

File Size : 47,63 MB

Release : 2021-08-31

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1439136580

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A sweeping account of civilization's dependence on copper traces the industry's history, culture and economics while exploring such topics as the dangers posed to communities living near mines, its ubiquitous use in electronics and the activities of the London Metal Exchange. By the author of Fools Rush In. 30,000 first printing.



Bisbee

Author : Ethel Jackson Price

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 40,80 MB

Release : 2004-08-25

Category : Photography

ISBN : 1439614261

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In the early 1900s, it was the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco, bustling with the raw material of Wild West legends. Bisbees infamous Brewery Gulch once supported 47 saloons and was considered the liveliest spot between El Paso and San Francisco. By the 1970s, opportunists had relieved Bisbees Mule Mountains of billions of pounds of copper, 102 million ounces of silver, 2.8 million ounces of gold, and millions of pounds of zinc, lead, and manganese. The ore reserves were depleted, and when the last pickaxe struck plain old dirt, a mass exodus of miners collapsed the real estate market. But the lure of cheap land was a magnet for retirees, hippies, and artists. Boarding houses were converted into charming bed and breakfasts. Antique stores, galleries, cafes, and restaurants replaced the saloons. These days, a vibrant and eclectic community of ranchers, politicians, and free spirits; a well-preserved architectural and historic heritage; and the most perfect year-round climate make Bisbee, the county seat, a one-of-a-kind gem.



Bisbee '17

Author : Robert Houston

Publisher :

Page : 287 pages

File Size : 25,18 MB

Release : 1979

Category :

ISBN : 9780906495179

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Bisbee, Arizona, queen of the western copper camps, 1917. The protagonists in a bitter strike: the Wobblies (the IWW), the toughest union in the history of the West; and Harry Wheeler, the last of the two-gun sheriffs. In this class-war western, they face each other down in the streets of Bisbee, pitting a general strike against the largest posse ever assembled. Based on a true story, "Bisbee '17" vividly re-creates a West of miners and copper magnates, bindlestiffs and scissorbills, army officers, private detectives, and determined revolutionaries. Against this backdrop runs the story of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, strike organizer from the East, caught between the worlds of her ex-husband--the Bisbee strike leader--and her new lover, an Italian anarchist from New York. As the tumultuous weeks of the strike unfold, she struggles to sort out what she really feels about both of them, and about the West itself.



Going Back to Bisbee

Author : Richard Shelton

Publisher :

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 37,63 MB

Release : 1992-05

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN :

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Reminiscences of a teacher and poet about his years in Southern Arizona, interwoven with descriptions of the area, its history, its people, and its climate.