Charles D. Poston & George W.P. Hunt: Arizona's Founding Fathers

Charles DeBrille Poston, has been credited as being the Father of Arizona. Poston developed mining in Arizona and used those connections to lobby President Lincoln to make Arizona it’s own territory instead of combining it with New Mexico. His life of traveling and adventure found him penniless in the end.
George W.P Hunt, the first elected governor of Arizona was known as the Old Walrus due to his substantial size and handlebar moustache. He led Arizona for 7 terms and is buried under a white pyramid in the center of the city.
This book chronicles the two men whose vision created the great state of Arizona. Appropriate for readers from age 10 to adult.