Globe was one of the Old West’s richest mining camps. It also produced some famous Arizona people including its first governor, George W. P. Smith and its first woman governor, Rose Perica Mofford. It also was possessed with some of Arizona’s most colorful characters.
Andre Maurel was mighty proud of his peach orchard. He sold the peaches at the market and was understandably miffed when pranksters pil

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows