Did you know that Arizona ostrich ranches were once such a popular tourist fascination and agricultural fascination that the state became as famous for their big birds as the Grand Canyon? And did you know that the territorial ostrich feather boom lasted longer than the silver mining boom that produced wild west towns like Tombstone, Bisbee and Globe? And did you know that ostriches once ran loose around the Arizona? Yes! Cowboys once had to round up birds from as far as Buckeye to Chandler, and from Central Phoenix all the way down to Tucson after the Great Arizona Ostrich Drive of 1914. In this new book, we are deep diving into the history, science, and wonder of the ostriches that once roamed the Salt River Valley and beyond.
Birds Gone Wild (And Other Stories of Arizona Ostrich Ranching) is now available from national award-winning author & historian Janelle Molony.
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(Audiobook readers, that is where you can download the Appendix & Bibliography.)
ORDER HERE (Amazon Link) or (Author Contact – for Signed Copies)
Ebook $9.99, Audio $14.99, Paperback $24.99, Hardcover $34.99.
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