The Arizona Cave
“I can only set down here in the words of an ordinary soldier of fortune a chronicle of the strange events that befell me during the ten years that my dead body lay undiscovered in an Arizona cave.”
– Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars, Chapter I On the Arizona Hills, February 1912
‘The Arizona Cave’ celebrates AZ’s unique connection to the great-grandfather of modern popular culture, Edgar Rice Burroughs. In one way or another much of contemporary pop culture stems from Burroughs’ stories, and it all began when John Carter entered a mystical cave “on the Arizona hills.”
Below you’ll find a myriad of links about Burroughs, his writing, history and the countless artists, writers and science professionals he has inspired and influenced. Enjoy discovering John Carter of Mars, Tarzan of the Apes and the many fantasy worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs!
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Edgar Rice Burroughs – Wikipedia
- EdgarRiceBurroughs.com
- Edgar Rice Burroughs – Bio
- The Influence of Edgar Rice Burroughs – TheJohnCarterFiles.com
- Historical Quotes Regarding Edgar Rice Burroughs – ERBzine.com
- How to Become a Great Writer – SaturdayEveningPost.com
- How Tarzan’s Author Did It All Wrong, and Got It Right – SaturdayEveningPost.com
Life on Mars
- Life on Mars – Wikipedia
- Barsoom – NASA Gallery
- Burroughs’ Mars Crater – Wikipedia
- Carl Sagan on John Carter of Mars – YouTube
Percival Lowell
Videos
- Most modern pop culture stems from a cave – in Arizona | Ignite Phoenix #18
- Carl Sagan endorses John Carter
Audio
Important ERB Links
- The John Carter Files
- ERBzine
- John Carter Wiki
- Barsoom Wiki
- John Carter of Mars Art
- John Carter of Mars Comics
- Barsoom Reference Materials
- John Cater of Mars e-Text Editions
- The Art of Edgar Rice Burroughs
Recommended Books
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Must Read Articles
- Celebrating 100 years of John Carter – nerdvanamedia.com
- Tarzan of the Apes: Simian-man saga celebrates a century – nerdvanamedia.com
- Why the Mars Movie Is the Space-Age Western – theatlantic.com
- Get your Mars on! – nerdvanamedia.com
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: John Carter – starwars.com
- Interview: Author Robin Maxwell turns the table on classic Tarzan tale – nerdvanamedia.com
- Why does Burroughs still matter? – io9.gizmodo.com
- Michael Chabon: The Complete Unedited Interview – io9.gizmodo.com
- Review: John Carter — my favorite Martian – nerdvanamedia.com
- Junot Díaz on ‘John Carter’ Creator Edgar Rice Burroughs – wsj.com
- Why Did It Take 100 Years for John Carter to Make It to the Big Screen? – theatlantic.com
- Mesa, Mormons, and Martians: The Possible Origins of Barsoomian History – erbzine.com
- The Story Behind the Original All-Story – Zoetrope: All-Story
- 10 Facts About Tarzan That Will Surprise You
