A Frontier Teacher in Tonto Basin: The 1880 Diary of Angeline Mitchell
by Stanley C. Brown Editor
Angeline “Angie” Mitchell was an adventurous young woman in Arizona Territory in 1880. After gaining some teaching experience in Prescott she decided to take a teaching position in the sparsely-populated Tonto Basin. Angie’s own words describe the everyday difficulties endured by the pioneer families of the time. Her first-hand accounts of primitive living conditions, travel, encounters with Apache Indians, exploring prehistoric ruins, and living with wild animals bring to life the reality of the hardships faced by these remarkable early settlers.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780990356905
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 24
- Pages
- 152
- Geographical Setting
- Arizona, Yavapai County, Gila County, Prescott
- Historical Setting
- 1880 - 1880
- Publisher
- Rim Country Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Copyright
- 2016
- Written
- 2014
Chapters
- 0 Introduction
- 1 The Most Barbaric Country
- 2 Wild Ride to Rye Creek
- 3 Arrival in Tonto Basin
- 4 Introduction to Pioneer Life
- 5 Move to Lower Tonto
- 6 School Begins on the Lower Tonto
- 7 A Mountain Lion Tries to Get In
- 8 Life Settles in to Routine
- 9 Attack by Apache Warriors
- 10 Escape from the Apache
- 11 Cowboys Confront the Apaches
- 12 Skunks and Cattle Stampedes
- 13 A Typical Weekend in Tonto Basin
- 14 An Invasion of Harper Family Members
- 15 How to Build a Pole House
- 16 A Gila Monster Comes to School
- 17 A Hike Almost Ends in Disaster
- 18 Early Visitors to Tonto Cliff Dwellings
- 19 Preparations to Leave Tonto
- 20 A Visit with Captain and Mrs. Chaffee
- 21 A Race to Get Home for Christmas
- 22 A Frightful Final Ride
- 23 Epilogue, The Wedding
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