Tombstone's Treasure: Silver Mines and Golden Saloons

by Sherry Monahan, Bob Boze Bell (Foreword by)

Overview

The silver rush in Tombstone, Arizona, created one of the most sophisticated towns in the American West, complete with lavish saloons, gambling, ice cream parlors, and a swimming pool.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826341761
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	03/16/2007
Pages:	215
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Sherry Monahan is a member of Women Writing the West, Western Writers of America, and the North Carolina Writer's Network. Her articles have appeared in True West Magazine and Arizona Highways. Her previous books include The Wicked West: Boozers, Cruisers, Gamblers, and More; and Pikes Peak: Adventurers, Communities and Lifestyles. She resides in North Carolina.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations     ix
Foreword   Bob Boze Bell     xi
Preface     xiii
Introduction     xv
Settin' Up Camp: Tombstone's Discovery and Its Silver Mines     1
A Hearty Welcome: Tombstone's Saloons     65
Drunk, Disorderly, and Just Plain Offensive     151
Idling Around Town: Entertainment in Tombstone     163
Notes     179
Index     187