Before the Pandemic (BP), I went to the Festival of Books and got pretty carried away. The University of Arizona Press had a sale table, and one of the books I picked up was “Ghost Ranch” by Lesley Poling-Kempes”. This must have been 7 years ago now and I finally … Continue reading
A Book Review I found this historically important book accidentally at an I-10 truck stop near Vail. You know, the place where you get the huge breakfasts. Vanished Arizona is the autobiographical account of Martha (Mattie) Durham Summerhayes, who was born to a prosperous New England family in a spacious, comfortable … Continue reading
Recently I heard about a relatively new book about Geronimo. so, I went to Amazon to look up reviews of the book, The Illustrated Life and Times of Geronimo, by Bob Boze Bell. And there I read the following: “Get ready for an in depth look at the most famous … Continue reading
Saturday, April 16, 2022 is one of 5 Free National Park Days this year. Friend Sally, and her husband, Bryce, reported to us in late March 2022 about a trip they took to the Tonto Cliff Dwellings mainly north of Globe, Az. Here’s her take on that adventure. All of … Continue reading
We obtained this book from Arizona Highways Online Shop, the same place as we got Arizona Ghost Towns, a book I recently reviewed. Its full title is Arizona Highways Scenic Drives: 40 Of The State s Best Back Roads. When it comes to covering Southern Arizona Back Roads, this book is … Continue reading
Last month we traveled to Oatman, AZ for a day trip from Wickenburg. There, we ate lunch, petted the burros, toured the old town and left. Before arriving in Oatman, I had a transient understanding of the Oatman Massacre and the captivity of Olive Oatman, the family’s 13-year-old daughter. She … Continue reading
Like so many others, I enjoy local histories. Understanding history is how I get a sense of the places and people I visit as I travel around Baja Arizona creating my videos, photographs, stories, and reviews to share with you on my Southern Arizona Guide. Of late, I have been reading extensively about the Apache […]
Continue readingHummingbird Lovers: Book Lovers: A book by Marcy Scott is out. It is an exhaustive compilation of hummingbird plants in the Southwest. Everyone loves hummingbirds. Their beauty, size, energy and performance antics inspire us. Marcy Scott has written a book about these endearing critters; their description, environment, migratory patterns, as … Continue reading
Several months ago, Marsha Arzberger asked me to take a look at her soon-to-be-published book, One Hundred Sixty Acres of Dirt, and comment upon it. I did so, and what I wrote has been published in that book. Back then, I wrote: One Hundred Sixty Acres of Dirt is the … Continue reading
A great deal has been written about Chiricahua Apaches, probably because they so completely terrorized settlers for a quarter century (1861-1886) and were the last Native American tribe to surrender to the United States government. However, most of these books were written by Anglos. No matter how diligent the authors’ … Continue reading
