Super Short Summary

The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction by Linda Gordon details the 1904 incident where white women in Arizona organized the abduction of forty orphans from being placed with Mexican-American families, culminating in a Supreme Court decision against the placements. The book explores themes of family, race, class, and law in the American West, and uses period news articles and court documents to highlight historical attitudes. The narrative structure enhances suspense, featuring a non-chronological arrangement of events. Discrimination and lynching threats are depicted.