A Growing Nation

About the Book

This book, that has been 22 years in the making, is the first printing of the R.A. Miles Collection of the Southwest History from 1831 to 1889. It’s in chronological order by events and dates, and is a true and revealing account of the American history of the Southwest. It is an impartial, sometimes disconcerting, portrayal of the expanding United States westward. History is not always pleasant, but that is how it transpired sometimes in those years, and this book recounts both favorable and adverse events that need to be told.

About the Author

At a young age I joined the US military. While in the Air Force I was stationed in New Mexico; afterwards attending the Eastern University of New Mexico where my interest was first piqued about the history of the Southwest. Later we moved to Rochester, NY, and my family expanded as well as my career interests and paths to include a construction inspector, President and partner of ABC Iron Works, a tunnel Engineering Inspector and I taught an “off campus” class on Political Strategy. After retiring for the third time, I am a part-time school bus driver and enjoy our growing family.