As the time for the dedication of Zane Grey’s cabin in Payson, Arizona on October 15th, 2005 grew near, Jayne Peace Pyle felt that the stories of the folks who settled under the Tonto Rim, and knew and worked for Zane Grey, needed to be told. Up until then, little had been mentioned about those mountain people who had guided and cooked for Grey on his famous bear and lion hunts.
Pyle had grown up hearing stories of the people and places of Gila County from her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. In this wonderful cookbook, cum history book, Jayne combines history, genealogy and recipes to introduce to the world the people who lived Under the Tonto Rim in the 1920s. Jayne chose food as the cultural stimulus to further explore the practices and history of these early pioneer people. The result is a truly delightful history/cookbook that entertains and informs, even as it encourages the reader to experiment with the recipes and foods of the Gila county mountain people who guided Zane Grey and prepared his meals under the Tonto Rim.
$15
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