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James H. McClintock
1864–1934
A firsthand chronicler of early Arizona, this journalist, teacher, Rough Rider, and state historian turned a life of public service into vivid regional history. His books still stand out for the way they capture the people, politics, and frontier memory of the Southwest.
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Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert
by James H. McClintock
About the author
Born in Sacramento, California, in 1864, James H. McClintock built a remarkably varied career that included teaching, journalism, military service, public office, broadcasting, and historical writing. He moved to Arizona as a teenager and became closely identified with the territory's early civic and political life.
McClintock is especially remembered as an Arizona historian and author. He wrote major works on the state's past, including Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern, and his long involvement in Arizona public life gave his writing the feel of eyewitness history as well as formal research.
His life also reached beyond the page: he served with Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War and later held public roles in Arizona, including service as Arizona State Historian. He died in 1934, leaving behind a body of work closely tied to the story of Arizona's development.