AROUND MIAMI by Dr. Santos Vega

Around Miami  By Santos C. Vega, PhD

With Marlene Tiede & Delvan Hayward

Now available at:

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420 W Live Oak Street

Miami, AZ 85539

928-473-4134

Open Wednesday - Sunday 10 am to 5 pm

 

 

SPECIAL BOOK SIGNING:

Meet Dr. Vega at

Miami Fiesta, Bullion Plaza

Saturday, September 17

10 am - 4 pm!

List Price: $21.95

SEPTEMBER SPECIAL $20!

Book Description:

During the late 1800s, prospectors in search of gold, silver, and copper began to settle around the Pinal Mountains area in Miami. By 1918, several mining companies had established roots and contributed to the town’s booming growth. The community established housing, schools, a hospital, and a town government, and the population grew to 5,000. Soon, Miami achieved recognition as one of the main mining towns in the state, along with neighboring Globe, Jerome, Morenci, Superior, Ajo, and Ray-Sonora. The new mining opportunities brought immigrants from around the world to settle in the area and eventually turned Arizona into a leading contributor to the copper industry. Although mining’s hold on the local economy has changed over the years, today at least 20 percent of Miami-area employment is centered around copper mining, which remains close to the heart of the first hardy miners’ descendants.

Author Bio:

Santos C. Vega, PhD, is a native of Miami and graduated from Miami High School before serving with the US Air Force during the Korean War. Currently, he is professor emeritus of the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University. Vega’s publications include numerous articles, the novel The Worm in my Tomato, and the Arcadia Publishing title Mexicans in Tempe.

ZANE GREY’S FORGOTTEN RANCH by Tim Ehrhardt

ZANE GREY’S FORGOTTEN RANCH relates the storied history of a piece of land under Myrtle Point in Rim Country known as the Boles Homestead, from the 1800s to the present time. Numerous people of significance can be tied to this property: A.G. Pendleton, chief surveyor of the Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad, the San Carlos Reservation, and Globe Townsite; Jim Roberts, a key player in the Graham-Tewkesbury feud; Elam Boles, a pioneer who traversed the Tonto Basin frequently, living at various times in Payson, Globe and Miami; Zane Grey, the popular western writer who bought the ranch from Boles; Charles Collins, a Globe saddle-maker who's mentioned in the works of Ross Santee; and many others. ZANE GREY’S FORGOTTEN RANCH, a real treasure trove of local history, is chock full of maps, deeds, photos, letters and newspaper clippings that tell the fascinating story of the Boles Homestead and the many people associated with it.

$24.95

BOOK SIGNING, SUNDAY MAY 25TH 1-4 PM

Many American Indian cultures regard the passage from childhood to adulthood as a pivotal phase of life, and have devised rituals to affirm traditional values and community support for its members. These rituals are a positive social force in many Native American communities. In her book, EMPOWERMENT OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN GIRLS: Ritual Expressions at Puberty, Carol Markstrom describes the female puberty rituals of four tribes, paying particular attention to the Apache Sunrise Dance, which is described and analyzed here in great detail. Meet the author of EMPOWERMENT OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN GIRLS ($49.95) at The Book Bank, 420 Live Oak Street (HWY 60) in Miami, AZ on Sunday, May 25th from 1-4 PM. Call 928-473-4134 or email thebookbank@cableone.net for more details.

• Robert Keil was born in 1898, ran away from home at the age of 15 and lied about his age to join the calvalry. He served with the Eighth U.S. Cavalry in the wild and sparsely populated Big Bend country of West Texas during the violent years of the Mexican Revolution. In a book titled BOSQUE BONITO: Violent Times Along the Borderland During the Mexican Revolution, Robert “Bob” Keil tells about the beauty of the Big Bend country, as well as the violence and tragedies he witnessed there between 1913 and 1918, which both impressed and haunted him throughout the remainder of his life. Meet the heirs of Robert Keil, author of BOSQUE BONITO ($19.95) at The Book Bank, 420 Live Oak Street (HWY 60) in Miami, AZ on Sunday, May 25th from 1-4 PM. Call 928-473-4134 or email thebookbank@cableone.net for more details.
  

• Sometime around 1914 Chrysotile, Arizona was established at the bottom of Ash Creek Canyon, about 60 miles from Globe, as an asbestos mining town. Over time, the town of Chrysotile was nearly forgotten. Now, based on the notes, history and pictures of Frank Knuckey, Chrysotile is brought to life again in a book of the same name compiled by Gene Knuckey. Here you’ll learn about the good times and the bad as you explore the work and play of those who lived in this remote area, from the town’s humble beginnings to its final closing in 1945. Meet Gene Knuckey, author of CHRYSOTILE ARIZONA: 1914 to 1945 ($11.95) at The Book Bank, 420 Live Oak Street (HWY 60) in Miami, AZ on Sunday, May 25th from 1-4 PM. Call 928-473-4134 or email thebookbank@cableone.net for more details.