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Will Croft Barnes (1858-1937) first came to Arizona as a cavalryman
and went on to become a rancher, state legislator, and
conservationist. From 1905 to 1935, his travels throughout the
state, largely on horseback, enabled him to gather the anecdotes
and geographical information that came to constitute "Arizona Place
Names." For this first toponymic encyclopedia of Arizona, Barnes
compiled information from published histories, federal and state
government documents, and reminiscences of "old timers, Indians,
Mexicans, cowboys, sheep-herders, historians, any and everybody who
had a story to tell as to the origin and meaning of Arizona names."
The result is a book chock full of oddments, humor, and
now-forgotten lore, which belongs on the night table as well as in
the glove compartment. Barnes' original "Arizona Place Names" has
become a booklover's favorite and is much in demand. The University
of Arizona Press is pleased to reissue this classic of Arizoniana,
which remains as useful and timeless as it was more than half a
century ago.
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