Arizona’s amazing Bucky O’Neill
Subject(s): Arizona, Arizona--Yavapai County, Brigands and robbers, Courage, Military service, Voluntary, Navajo Indians, O'Neill, William Owen, 1860-1898, Spanish-American War (1898), Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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William MacLeod Raine recounts the life of William Owen “Bucky” O’Neill, a “poet, adventurer, scholar, editor, lawyer, judge, sheriff, politician, and soldier.” Raines describes instances of his kindness and bravery, mentioning stories of O’Neill standing up against outlaws and bandits and helping his neighbors when he could. Raine states O’Neill was the first to volunteer to join the Spanish-American War and was a “politician of the better sort”.
Collection
Creation Date
1951-05-04
Creator(s)
Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954
Language
English
Period
(1919-present) Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Arizona’s amazing Bucky O’Neill. [May 4, 1951]. Grand Canyon National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311165. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954. Arizona’s amazing Bucky O’Neill. [4 May. 1951]. Image.
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311165.
APA:
Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954., [1951, May 4]. Arizona’s amazing Bucky O’Neill.
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311165.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park.
APA:
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park.
