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The Self-Guided Walking Tour of the Grand Canyon Village Historic District (published by Xanterra South Rim LLC) guide brochure contains a short bio of this man.
Well, this man did a lot more than build a log cabin in the early 1890s on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
Buckey O’Neill
We are talking about here about the illustrious, varied career of William Owen "Buckey" O'Neill (February 2, 1860 – July 1, 1898).
The Erosion Of The American Dream
According to the above brochure, O’Neill “moved to Arizona in 1879 at the age of 19 in search of a career and worked as a journalist, miner, politician, and judge.
According to Wikipedia:
- he “founded his own newspaper” in Prescott, AZ
- in 1888, he “served as Yavapai County, Arizona judge”
- “he was elected county sheriff” in 1888
- he “was elected unanimously Mayor of Prescott”
- he “ran for Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Arizona Territory, running on the Populist Party ticket.”
Would anybody today believe that such a varied career in such a short time span would be possible in the U.S. with all its regulations and licensing requirements, public sector unions etc.?
Of course, someone could easily dismiss this argument, because Arizona then had little population and so on, but I bet you there are more guys and girls out there in U.S. history whose remarkable careers would not be possible anymore like that.
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