“Out of the Ashes” relates Phoenix’s history

On the City of Phoenix website is a brief history of Phoenix entitled, “Out of the Ashes.”  Chapter headings are listed below:

• Early Life along the Salt River
• Phoenix Is Born
• Selecting a Townsite
• The Great Sale
• Whole Town Worth $550
• Incorporation in 1881
• Transportation: Horses and Rails
• The Bustling 1890s
• Roosevelt and Reclamation
• Establishing a Council-Manager Government
• Growing into a Metropolis
• Governmental Reform
• A Major American City