Mose Drachman was a pioneer business and civic leader, as well as politician, in Tucson, Arizona, during the early 1900s.

[1] Two books were written about his life, Ridin' the Rainbow, and Chicken Every Sunday, the latter being made into a Broadway play, as well as a motion picture of the same name.

Drachman's parents lived in Tucson, Arizona, however he was born in San Francisco, California on Nov 16, 1870, while they were visiting there.

[2] At the time of his death, he was working on his memoirs, which included a plethora of information on the early pioneer period in Tucson.

[4] In late 1894, Drachman and a partner, Fred Holmes, left Tucson and traveled to Mexico City, where they hoped to begin a bicycle business.

[11][12] After his return, he accepted a position as the manager of the grocery department of L. Zeckendorf & Co.[13] In March 1896 Drachman moved to Phoenix, and took over the newly opened branch of a mercantile company, and became the Arizona Territory representative for the Arbuckle Coffee Co.[14] In 1899, the Arbuckle company added New Mexico to Drachman's territory.

[17] However, he instead took the position of manager for the existing Tucson Street Railway, extending their service and upgrading their fleet of vehicles.

[23] The company purchased the Gold Boulder and Red Rock Mines in the Oro Blanco district near Globe.

[2][27][28][29] Had he various partners in his real estate ventures, including William H. Sawtelle and his brothers, Harry, Emmanuel, and Albert.

[39] In 1908, Drachman was nominated by both the Democrats and the Republicans for the city council, winning the general election in December and returning to the seat in the first ward.

[40][41] In May 1912 Governor Hunt appointed Drachman as Arizona's commissioner to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition which was to be held in San Francisco in 1915.

[42] In July 1914, Drachman announced his intention to run for the state senate seat from Pima County.

[49] In 1918, Drachman was on the Tucson Board of Freeholders, and was one of the men responsible for drafting the city's charter that year.

[55] Taylor's second book, Ridin' the Rainbow, also a best-seller, was also about her father, but focused more on his business dealings in early Tucson.

The working title of the novel was The Town's Coming This Way, which was an expression her father used whenever he brought a large tract of undeveloped property.