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Bibliography

• Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of Arizona and New Mexico: 1530-1888. British Columbia: The History Company Publishers, 1889.
  • This peer reviewed source describes the motives and outcomes of Mormon settlers in the Gila Valley. The book focuses on the events that led to the formations of the settlements. In addition, the book mentions the activities and achievements of the Mormon settlers. The author also provides information of the size of the population in the various settlements across Graham County.
• DeJong, David H. None Excel Them in Virtue and Honesty: Ecclesiastical and Military Descriptions of the Gila River Pima, 1694-1848. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2005.
  • This peer reviewed source provides details on the Mormon Battalion in the Gila Valley. The text also describes the first Mormon Settlers who built their homes across the Gila Valley. This article sees the interactions of the settlers through the point of view of the Native Americans who originally lived in the Gila Valley.
• DeJong, David H. “Setting the Stage: Post–Civil War Expansion and Settlement in Central Arizona.” In Diverting the Gila: The Pima Indians and the Florence-Casa Grande Project,1916–1928,18–40. University of Arizona Press, 2021.
  • This peer-reviewed source explores the fight for water from the Gila River between white settlers and Native Americans. This highlights the central role water rights played in the power struggle for the Gila Valley. President Grant sent a Brigadier General to find a solution to the water crisis. Newly founded settlements such as Adamsville and Florence were diverting the Gila River for irrigation purposes, leaving the Pima Reservation downstream with little water.
• Delong, Sydney R. The History of Arizona: To the Earliest Time Known to the People of Europe to 1903. San Francisco: The Whittaker & Ray Company, 1905.
  • This source gives a general overview of the various settlements found throughout the Gila Valley. The book also mentions the effects the Mormon settlers had on the economy and population of the county. The chapter specifically mentions the types of industries the settlers participated in and their agricultural work.
• Ellis, Catherine H. Arizona Has Been Good to Me: Routes and Recollections of Latter-Day Saint Settlement in Arizona. Tucson: Arizona Historical Society, 2013.
  • This source describes the routes the settlers coming from Northern Arizona took to access the Gila Valley. The author employs maps to show the most popular routes utilized during this time period. In addition, various stories of settlers of the Gila Valley are recounted. Original pictures of the settlers are also included in the source.
• Frontz, Kim. “Q RANCH: Lena Ellison's Photographs of Pioneer Life in Gila County, Arizona,1890s-1910.” The Journal of Arizona History 43, no. 2 (2002): 153-172.
  • This source is from a peer-reviewed journal published by the Arizona Historical Society. It gives an account of several families who moved into the Gila Valley from Texas in search of more grazing land. One individual from this group of families, Glenn Reynolds, became the sheriff of Gila County (Sheriff Reynolds has a Wikipedia page). This source ties in the fact that it wasn’t just Mormon settlers moving into this region.
• Miller, Henry E. The Life Story of Hyrum Oscar Crandall of Springville, Utah. Mesa, Arizona: FamilySearch International, 1994.
  • This published memoir was compiled by the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of a Mormon (Hyrum Crandall) who attempted to flee Utah into Mexico to escape persecution for practicing polygamy. Hyrum left one of his wives in the Gila Valley (Safford). The area had already been settled at that time but this provides a first-hand account of how polygamy drove Mormons into this region of Arizona, contributing to a sudden population increase. This source is not peer reviewed.
• Roberts, Virginia Culin. “Francisco Gandara and War on the Gila.” The Journal of Arizona History 24, no. 3 (1983): 221-236. Accessed October 5, 2022.
  • This peer-reviewed article from the Arizona Historical Society narrates the “race wars” between American and Mexican settlers in the Arizona Territory, specifically along the Gila River. The author makes the claim that conflicts in the Gila Valley led to worsening relations between the United States and Mexico. Also included in this article is a hand-drawn map of the Gila Valley from Captain F. E. Grossman from the late 19th century.
• Smith, Andrea. “Mormon Forestdale.” Journal of the Southwest 47, no. 2 (2005): 165-208.
  • This source is an academic and peer-reviewed article in a journal published quarterly. It explores the relationship between early Mormon settlers and Native Americans. One early Mormon settlement was started on a Reservation, named Forest Dale. After a few years, the Mormons realized they were on a Reservation and abandoned their settlement. The author gives a background on Latter-Day Saints in east-central Arizona, which provides a good basis for our article, including the Mormon’s relations with the Native Americans in east-central Arizona.
• Teeples, C.A. The First Pioneer of the Gila Valley. Phoenix: Arizona State Historian, 1929.
  • This article shares the history surrounding William Teeple’s action of settling in the Gila Valley in 1879. The story is told by a relative and includes detailed accounts of the journey to the Gila Valley. The author then describes the interactions William Teeple had with the other settlers and the environment in the Gila Valley.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in The Gila Valley. Salt Lake City: Church Newsroom, 2010.
  • This source describes how the Mormon Settlers changed the landscape and what they constructed. The author first describes where the settlers originated from. The article describes how the saints were very industrious and constructed canals to transport water and lumber. In addition, the establishment of Eastern Arizona College is mentioned.
• Williams, Oran Adna. “Settlement and Growth of the Gila Valley in Graham County as a Mormon Colony, 1879-1900.” repository.arizona.edu. The University of Arizona, January 1, 1937.
  • This University of Arizona thesis explores the various factors contributing to the settlement of Graham County, Gila Valley. It focuses largely on the Mormon settlers that flooded into the area and tracks when the area began to have rapid growth. This source provides an important timeline and population numbers. As a master’s program thesis, it is not a peer-reviewed source.