The 48th

About the Book

The story of the 48^th is as varied as its climate and its geography. And the people who have come and gone are a microcosm of the land they inhabited or live here today. Red people, black people, yellow people and white people. Arizona’s history has been influenced by them. Most were God-fearing and accepted the land as it was bestowed upon them. Some were determined to change it. But, to this day, the residents look upon Arizona as a veritable paradise which too many still seek to change for better or for worse.

After all, our relatives have already lived here; from

      The Anasazi to the Conquistadores

      The Europeans to the Africans, the North Americans

      The Asians to the Latinos

About the Author

The author’s career has taken him on odysseys around the world from the libraries of England and France to the battlefields of Chihkiang, China.  He has weathered the trials of academic life and the tribulations of the corporate world.  Holding a Ph.D. in American History, he is also a former vice-president of a corporate 100 firm.  Currently, he lives with his wife in Tucson, Arizona, writing both fiction and non-fiction.  His other works include:

Red Metal Dawn

Across Troubled Waters

Worlds Apart