Reconnaissance in Sonora

Charles D. Poston's 1854 Exploration of Mexico and the Gadsden Purchase

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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In 1854, funded by a syndicate of San Francisco businessmen, Charles D. Poston and a party of twenty-five men launched an expedition from San Francisco to Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico, before trekking north into Arizona and returning to California. Reconnaissance in Sonora brings to light Poston’s handwritten report to the syndicate about the journey, published here for the first time.Poston led his party through Sonora and the territory of the 1854 Gadsden Purchase, which today encompasses southern Arizona and a portion of southern New Mexico. The syndicate’s charge to the young adventurer was to acquire land in Mexico in anticipation of the Gadsden Purchase and the building of the transcontinental railroad. Reconnaissance in Sonora details Poston’s expedition, including the founding of the town of Colorado City at the site of present-day Yuma, Arizona.C. Gilbert Storms explores the American ideas of territorial expansion and Manifest Destiny, the national debate over a route for a transcontinental railroad, the legends of rich gold and silver mines in northern Mexico, and the French and American filibusters that plagued northern Mexico in the early 1850s.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-09-24
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagUniversity of Arizona Press
ISBN9780816554966

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List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Starting Out in KentuckyChapter 2. San Francisco and the Customs HouseChapter 3. The Government Boarding HouseChapter 4. Expansionist Dreams and Private ConquestsChapter 5. Planning the Expedition to SonoraChapter 6. Navachiste and SonoraChapter 7. A Port on the GulfChapter 8. The Sand Desert.Chapter 9. The Gila Trail and Colorado City..Chapter 10. Deals and DisappointmentsChapter 11. Stories of the Sonoran ExpeditionPostscript: Poston’s StoryAppendix: Charles D. Poston, “Reconnoisance in Sonora”NotesBibliographyIndex

“As State Historian, I feel this work is important to [helping us] sort out fact from fiction regarding the ‘Father of Arizona.’”—Marshall Trimble, Official State Historian of Arizona“I think this will interest anyone who enjoys exploration and Southwest history.”—Heidi Osselaer, author of Winning Their Place: Arizona Women in Politics, 1883–1950 “Compact, well researched, and a fast-paced read.”—Journal of Arizona History“Well researched, well documented, and well written.”—Western Historical Quarterly“A richly detailed and fascinating story of the life and career of one of Arizona’s most significant figures.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly