Looking for a place to start learning about Yavapai County or Arizona?

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Books specific to Yavapai County (and its immediate area)

Echoes of the Past: Tales of Old Yavapai in Arizona, The Yavapai Cow Belles of Arizona, 1955, reprinted in paperback 1996, Reliable Reproductions of Tempe.

Echoes of the Past, Tales of Old Yavapai, Vol. 2, Yavapai Cowbelles, 1964, Prescott, Arizona.

The Fains of Lonesome Valley, Dean Smith, 1998, Lonesome Valley Press, Prescott Valley, Arizona, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 97-76279.

Verde River Almanac 2003, Diane Smith Joens, Verde Watershed Association.

A Guide to the General Crook Trail, Eldon Bowman, 1978, The Museum of Northern Arizona Press and the Boy Scouts of America, ISBN 0-89734-045-0.

Yavapai County Fairgrounds: 72-Year History, 1913-1984, Danny Freeman, 1984, Classic Press, Prescott, AZ (Yavapai County Fair Association).

Yarnell-Peeples Valley Centennial: 1892 1992, published by Yarnell/Peeples Valley Chamber of Commerce, 1992.

Crown King and the Southern Bradshaws: A Complete History, Bruce M. Wilson, 1990, Crown King Press, Chandler, AZ, ISBN 0-9627573-0-6.

Know Your Community: This is the Verde Valley, Bill Oriol and the League of Women Voters of Sedona-Verde Valley (copies available from League of Women Voters of Sedona-Verde Valley, P.O. Box 966, Sedona, AZ 86339.

Williamson Valley Road, Images of America, Kathy Lopez and Morgan Ranch Park Association, 2010.

Images of America Ashfork, Marshall Trimble, 2008, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7385-4832-6.

Ashfork, Arizona 1882-1982, A Pictorial History Centennial Edition, 1982, Centennial Committee (Ashfork).

We Remember Humboldt and Dewey, Helen D. Swenson, 1988, Humboldt Publishing and Advertising, Humboldt, Arizona.

The Story of Congress, Arizonas Premier Gold Camp, Rose Mary Goodson, 1995, Rose Mary Goodson, Publisher, Congress, Arizona.

The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway, The Scenic Line of Arizona, 1990, John W. Sayre, Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder, Colorado, ISBN 0-87108-776-6.

Catch the Stage to Phoenix, 1998, Leland L. Hanchett, Jr., Pine Rim Publishing, Phoenix, Arizona.

The Toll Road: Prescott to Fort Mohave, 1997, Ada Fancher Heckethorn, Pioneer Heritage Publishing, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 0-9657778-0-4.

Narrow Gauge to Jerome, 1988, Russell Wahman, Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder, Colorado, ISBN 0-8710-3-754-5.

Ghost Railroads of Central Arizona, 1985, John W. Sayre, Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder, Colorado, ISBN 0-87108-683-2.

My Arizona Adventures, The Recollections of Thomas Dudley Sanders, Miner, Freighter and Rancher in Arizona Territory, Thomas Sanders, 2003, Prescott Corral of the Westerners, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 1-888-795-4274.

One Last Frontier, A Story of Indians, Early Settlers and Old Ranches of Northern Arizona, Pat Savage, 1964, Exposition Press, New York, NY.

Ranch Trails and Short Tales, Claire Champie Cordes, 1991, Crown King Press, ISBN 0-9627573-1-4.

The Town on the Hassayampa, A Story of Wickenburg, Arizona, Mark E. Pry, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona, ISBN 0-9657377-0-5.

Jack Swilling, Arizonas Most Lied About Pioneer, Albert R. Bates, 2008, Wheatmark, Tucson, Arizona, ISBN 978-1-58736-965-0.

The Journey With Tom, Memories of An Arizona Pioneer Woman, Alice J. Curnow, Mona McCroskey, Ed., 2003, HollyBear Press, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 0-9651067-1-3.

The Arizona Diary of Lily Fremont, 1878-1881, Mary Lee Spence, Ed., 1997, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, ISBN 0-8165-1449-6.

Sharlot Herself, Selected Writings of Sharlot Hall, Nancy Kirkpatrick Wright, Ed., 1992, Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 0-927579-04-9.

A Passion for Freedom, The Life of Sharlot Hall, Margaret F. Maxwell, 1982, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, ISBN 0-8165-0776-7.

Arizona Womens Hall of Fame, Arizona Historical Society, 1987, Phoenix, Arizona.

Oak Creek Canyon and the Red Rock Country of Arizona, A Natural History and Trail Guide, Stewart W. Atchison, 1978, Classic Printers, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 0933762-01-1.

Pioneer Stories of Arizonas Verde Valley, Verde Valley Pioneer Association, Inc., 1954.

Images of America - Sedona, Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, Janeen Trevillyan and the Sedona Historical Society, 2007, Arcadia Press, Charleston, SC, ISBN 978-0-7385-4800-5.

Willow Creek Road, A Story of Three Brothers on an Arizona Ranch, Richard Clark, 2003, One World Press, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 0-9742014-0-5.

By the Banks of Beaver Creek, Til Lightbourn and Mary Lyons, 1989, Evangel Press, Nappanee, IN.

The Many Lives of the Lynx, A Century of Mining on Lynx Creek Between 1863 and 1963, Alvina N. Potter, 1964, Prescott, Arizona.

Prescotts Unique Mountain Club, Ruby Harkey Schmieder, 1992, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 0-96260138-1.

Founding a Wilderness Capital, Pauline Henson, 1965, Northland Press, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Stories of Early Prescott, D. E. Born, 1997, Prescott, Arizona.

Meeting the Four OClock Train, Boyhood Recollections Of Prescott, Arizona 1909-1927, Dixon Fagerberg, Jr., 1983, Sharlot Hall Museum Press, Prescott, Arizona.

The Quarter Circle 81, Tall Tales and Memories, Prescott and Camp Wood, Arizona, 1883-1912, Frank Ferguson, 2004, BAC Publishers, Inc., Upland, CA, ISBN 0-9655730-4-4.

Greater Prescott Through Our Eyes, The Daily Courier, 2006, Piedment Publishing, The Piedment Group, ISBN 1-59725-062-7.

A Photographis Tour of 1916 Prescott, Arizona, Nancy Burgess, 2005, McFarland & Co., Publishers, Jefferson, NC, ISBN 0-7864-1912-1.

Verde Valley Railroads, Trestles, Tunnels and Tracks, Russell Wahman, 1983.

Hotel Vendome, The Story of Prescotts Historic 1917 Hotel, Ken Edwards, 2006. Prescott, Arizona.

Images of America - Prescott, Frederick B. Wildfang and Sharlot Hall Museum, 2006, Arcadia Press, Charleston, SC, ISBN 0-7385-4858-8.

Mile Hi Docs, Melvin W. Phillips, M. D., 1996, M&J Publishing Co., Prescott, Arizona.

An Arizona Aviator in France, the Life of Ernest A. Love 147th Aero Squadron, USAS, Alan L. Roesler, 2005, Roesler Enterprises Publishing, Mesa, Arizona, ISBN 978-0-9797919-0-1. Cottonwood, Clarkdale and Cornville History, Cottonwood Chapter, American Association of Retired Persons, 1985.

Prescott: A Pictorial History, Melissa Ruffner, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, Primrose Press, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 0-89865-092-5.

Arizona Highways: The Law of the Gun, Marshall Trimble, 1997, Arizona Department of Transportation, ISBN 0-916179-69-9.

Summer Sojourn to the Grand Canyon: The 1898 Diary of Zella Dysart, edited by Mona Lange McCroskey, 1996, HollyBear Press, ISBN 0-9651067-0-5.

Grave History A Guidebook to Citizens Cemetery, Prescott, Arizona, Terrance L. Stone (T.Stone), 2006, Datura Books, ISBN 0-9778545-0-7.

An Old Timers Scrapbook: A Roundup from the Range of His Own Recollections and Observations, Don Willard, 1984, Marker Graphics.

An Unusual Road, J.E. Hawley, Verde Historical Society, 1991.

Auto Road Log: Jerome to Jerome Junction (Chino Valley), the Route of the United Verde & Pacific Railway, A Narrow Gauge, Russell Wahmann and Albert W. Robinson, 1991, Des Granges and Wahmann (1982).

Following Their Westward Star: An Oral History, Photos and Paintings of Arizonas Verde Valley and Sedonas Red Rock Country, F. Ruth Jordan, 2005, Moore Graphics, ISBN 0977109607.

Gold, Greed & Glory: The Territorial History of Prescott and the Verde Valley, 1864-1912, Kate Ruland Thorne, 2007, Publish America, ISBN 1413793223.

Narrow Gauge to Jerome and The United Verde & Pacific Railroads, Russell Wahmann, 1988, Pruett Publishing, ISBN 0871037545.

Pioneer Stories of Arizonas Verde Valley, Verde Valley Pioneers Association, 1933 and 1954.

Reflections of the Past As It Rolled Along, Zeke Taylor, 1987-2004.

Sedona Reflections: Tales of Then for the Now , William Howard, 1981.

The Legacy of Sedona Schnebly, Kate Ruland Thorne, 1994, Thorne Enterprises Publications, ISBN 0962832995.

Verde Valley Railroads: A Search of the Past and Comparison with the Present of the Several Railroads that Operated in the Verde Valley of Arizona, Russell Wahmann, 1999.

Westerns of the Red Rock Country: 43 Movies Filmed in Sedona, Bob Bradshaw, 1991, Bradshaw Color Studios, ISBN 096293190X.

Drenched in Blood, Rigid in Death: The True Story of the Wickenburg Massacre, R. Michael Wilson, 2000, Juniper Twig Books, ISBN 0-9665925-1-4.

Immortal Wife: The Biographical Novel of Jessie Benton Fremont, Irving Stone, 1944, Doubleday.

Red Rock Sacred Mountain: The Canyons and Peaks from Sedona to Flagstaff, Stewart Aitchison, 1992, Voyageur Press, ISBN 0816504008.

General Books About Arizona (Many contain information about Yavapai County)

Arizona Adventure: Action-Packed True Tales of Early Arizona, Marshall Trimble, 1982, Golden West Publishers, Phoenix, AZ, ISBN 0-914846-14-0.

The Arizona Trivia Book, James E. Cook, 1991, Gem Guides Book Company, Baldwin Park, California, ISBN 0-935182-51-9.

Arizona Then & Now , Allen A. Dutton, 2002, Westcliffe Publishers, Inc., Englewood, CO, ISBN 1-56579435-4.

Early Arizona: Prehistory to Civil War, Jay J. Wagoner, 1975, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, ISBN 0-8165-0501-2 (paper).

Arizona Territory 1963-1912: A Political History, Jay J. Wagoner, 1970, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, ISBN 8165-0176-9.

Mysteries & Miracles of Arizona: Guide Book to the Genuinely Bizarre in the Grand Canyon State, Jack Kutz, 1992, Rhombus Publishing Company, Inc., Corrales, New Mexico, ISBN 0-936455-04-7.

Historical Atlas of Arizona, Second Edition, Henry P. Walker and Don Bufkin, 1986, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, ISBN 0-8061-2024-X.

Arizona Towns and Tales, Lowell Parker, 1975, Phoenix, Newspapers, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona.

Arizona, A History. Thomas E. Sheridan, 1995, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, ISBN 08165-1056-3.

Arizona Place Names, Will C. Barnes, 1988, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, ISBN 0-81651074-1.

Arizona, Years of Courage, 1832-1910, Based on the Life and Times of William H. Kirkland, Vance C. Wampler, 1984, Quail Run Publications, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, ISBN 0-930380-15-0

Arizona Territory Post Offices & Postmasters, John and Lillian Theobald, 1961, The Arizona Historical Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona.

When A Mans A Man, (Novel) Harold Bell Wright, 1916, The Book Supply Company, Chicago, Ill.

Sulphur Smoke, Stories of a Pioneer Family in Arizona, Ruby Harkey Schmieder, 1984.

John H. Behan, Sacrificed Sheriff, Bob Alexander, 2002, High-Lonesome Books, ISBN 0-944383-56-4.

Vanished Arizona, Martha Summerhayes, 1908, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Penn. (Has been republished many times).

Westering Women and the Frontier Experience 1800-1915, Sandra L. Myers, 1982, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, ISBN 0-8263-0626-8.

A Quilt of Words, Womens Diaries, Letters & Original Accounts of Life in the Southwest, 18601960, Sharon Niederman, 1988, Johnson Books, Boulder, CO, ISBN 1-55566-047-9.

Arizonas Dark and Bloody Ground, Earle R. Forrest, 1950 and 1979, University of Arizona Press, ISBN 0-8165-0853-4.

Virgil Earp: Western Peace Officer, Donald Chaput, 1994, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 0-80612881-X.

Arizona Highways: The Law of the Gun, Marshall Trimble, 1997, Arizona Department of Transportation, ISBN 0-916179-69-9.

The Illustrated Life & Times of Wyatt Earp, Bob Boze Bell, 1994, Boze Books, ISBN 0-9639549-4-6.

The Illustrated Life & Times of Doc Holliday, Bob Boze Bell, 1994, Tri Star Boze Publications, Inc., ISBN 0-9643343-0-5.

Lees Ferry: From Mormon Crossing to National Park, P.T. Reilly, Edited by Robert H. Webb, 1999, Utah State University Press, ISBN 0-87421-260-X.

Lees Ferry: Desert River Crossing, W.L. Rusho and C. Gregory Crampton, 1992, Cricket Productions, ISBN 0-9630757-0-5.

Lees Ferry: A Crossing on the Colorado, Evelyn Brack Measeles, 1981, Pruett Publishing Company, ISBN 0-87108-592-5.

Over The Edge: Death In Grand Canyon, Michael P. Ghiglieri and Thomas M. Myers, 2001, Puma Press, ISBN 0-9700973-1-X. (This book has been updated a few times since 2001).

The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, J.W. Powell, first published in 1895 under the title of Canyons of the Colorado, Dover Publications 1961, Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 612228.

A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition, Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, 1908, University of Arizona Press, 1984, ISBN 0-8165-0880-1.

Grand Ambition, (novel) Lisa Michaels, 2001, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., ISBN 0-393-32295-5.

Kidnapped From That Land: The Government Raids on the Short Creek Polygamists, Martha Sonntag Bradley, 1993, University of Utah Press, ISBN 0-87480-415-9.

Emma Lee, Juanita Brooks, 1975 and 1984, Utah State University Press, ISBN 0-87421-121-2.

John Doyle Lee: Zealot, Pioneer Builder, Scapegoat, Juanita Brooks, 1985, Utah State University Press, ISBN 0-87421-162-X.

Grand Canyon: Today and All Its Yesterdays, Joseph Wood Krutch, 1957 and 1958, University of Arizona Press, ISBN 0-8165-1112-8.

Grand Canyon: An Anthology, compiled by Bruce Babbitt, 1978, Northland Press, ISBN 0-87358-423-6.

Living at the Edge: Explorers, Exploiters and Settlers of the Grand Canyon Region, Michael F. Anderson, 1998, Grand Canyon Association, ISBN 0-938216-55-4.

Images of America The Grand Canyon: Native People and Early Visitors, Kenneth Shields, Jr., 2000, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 13 978-0-7385-0031-7.

Sunk Without A Sound: The Tragic Colorado River Honeymoon of Glen and Bessie Hyde, Brad Dimock, 2001, Fretwater Press, ISBN 1-892327-98-8.

Grand Canyon Place Names, Gregory McNamee, 1997, The Mountaineers, ISBN 0-89886-533-6.

Summer Sojourn to the Grand Canyon: The 1898 Diary of Zella Dysart, edited by Mona Lange McCroskey, 1996, HollyBear Press, ISBN 0-9651067-0-5.

The Taming of the Salt, Salt River Project, 1979, Communication & Public Affairs Department of Salt River Project.

Tales from the Grand Canyon: Some True, Some Tall, Edna Evans, 1985, Northland Press, ISBN 087358-375-2.

Colorado River Country, David Lavender, 1982, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 0-8263-1045-1.

Crimes & Misdeeds: Headlines from Arizonas Past, W. Lane Rogers, 1995, Northland Publishing, ISBN 0-87358-631-X.

Phoenix Then and Now , Paul Scharbach and John H. Akers, 2005, Thunder Bay Press, ISBN 1-59223302-3.

Arizona Handbook, Bill Weir, 1999, Moon Publications, ISBN 1524-2188.

Explore Arizona!, Rick Harris, 1986, Golden West Publishers, ISBN 0914846248.

Calling Arizona Home, Fred Duval and Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, 2005, Inkwell Productions, ISBN 0976634066.

Roadside Geology of Arizona, Halka Chronic, 1983, Mountain Press Publishing Company, ISBN 0878421475.

Arizona: A Cavalcade of History, Marshall Trimble, 2003, Rio Nuevo Publishers, ISBN 1887896430.

All Hell Needs is Water, Budge Ruffner, 1972, University of Arizona Press, ISBN 0816504008.

A History of Arizonas Counties and Courthouses, John J. Dreyfuss, the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Arizona, 1972.

Arizona: A Bicentennial History, Lawrence Clark Powell, 1976, Norton, ISBN 0393055752.

Studies in Arizona History, Julie A. Campbell, 1998, Arizona Historical Society, ISBN 0910037388.

Books About Arizona Minerals, Mining and Lost Mines

The Rockhounds Guide to Arizona, Gerry Blair, 1992, Falcon Press Publishing Company, Inc., Helena and Billings, Montana, ISBN 1-56044-161-5.

Arizona Minerals and How to Find Them, Raymond Merriam, 1988, Treasure Chest Publications, Inc., Tucson, AZ, ISBN 0-918080-40-1.

Gem Trails of Arizona, Bessie Simpson and James R. Mitchell, 1989, Gem Guides Book Company, Baldwin Park, CA, ISBN 0-935182-42-X.

Mineralogy of Arizona, John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, Richard A. Bideaux and Raymond W. Grant, 3rd Edition, 1995, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, ISBN 0-8165-1555-7.

The Many Lives of the Lynx, A Century of Mining on Lynx Creek Between 1863 and 1963, Alvina N. Potter, 1964, Prescott, Arizona.

The Vulture, Gold Mine of the Century, Gene Botts with John and Marge Osborne, 1995, Quest Publishing Group, Phoenix, Arizona.

The Story of Superstition Mountain and the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, Robert Joseph Allen, 1971, Pocket Books, ISBM 0-671-83694-3.

The Killer Mountains: The Last Search for the Lost Dutchman Mine, Curt Gentry, 1968, Comstock Editions, Inc. ISBN 89174-020-1-195.

Tales of the Superstitions: The Origins of the Lost Dutchman Legend, Robert Blair, 1975, Arizona Historical Foundation, Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 35-35054.

Superstition Mountain: A Ride Through Time, (A History of the Superstition Wilderness),James Swanson and Tom Kollenborn, 1981, Arrowhead Press, ISBN 0-910973-00-8.

The Bible on the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine and Jacob Waltz: A Pioneer History of the Gold Rush, Helen Corbin, 2002, Wolfe Publishing Company, ISBN 1-879356-59-7.

The Story of Congress, Arizonas Premier Gold Camp, Rose Mary Goodson, 1995, Rose Mary Goodson, Publisher, Congress, Arizona.

Destination Tombstone: Adventures of a Prospector, Edward Schieffelin Founder of Tombstone 1977, compiled by Marilyn F. Butler, 1996, Royal Spectrum Publishing, ISBN 1-889473-98-7.

Tombstones Early Years, John Myers Myers, 1950, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0-8032-8215X.

When All Roads Led to Tombstone: A Memoir, John Plesent Gray, Edited and Annotated by W. Lane Rogers, 1998, Tamarack Books, Inc., ISBN 1-886609-13-6.

Tombstone Chronicles: Tough Folks, Wild Times, various authors, 1998, Arizona Department of Transportation, ISBN 0-916179-76-1.

And Die in the West: The Story of the O.K. Corral Gunfight, Paula Mitchell Marks, 1989, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 0-8061-2888-7.

Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, Philip Varney, 1994, Arizona Department of Transportation, ISBN 0916179443.

Books About Ghost Towns

Ghost Towns of Arizona, James E. and Barbara H. Sherman, 1969, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, ISBN 0-8061-0843-6.

Ghost Towns of the West, Lambert Florin, 1993, Promontory Press, New York, NY, ISBN 0-88394-0132.

Ghost Towns & Lost Treasures, Ben T. Traywick, 1994, Red Maries Bookstore, ISBN 1-889468-01-0.

Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, Philip Varney, 1994, Arizona Department of Transportation, ISBN 0916179443.

Books About Native Americans and/or Native American Military Conflicts

General George Crook: His Autobiography, edited and annotated by Martin F. Schmitt, 1946 and 1960 (paperback, 1986), University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, ISBN 0-8061-1982-9 (pbk.).

Apache Wars: An Illustrated Battle History, E. Lisle Reedstrom, 1990 (paperback 1992), Sterling Publishing Company, New York, NY, ISBN 0-8069-7255-6.

On the Border With Crook, John G. Bourke, 1891, Charles Scribners and Sons, New York (has been reprinted many times).

Arizona Frontier Military Places Names 1846-1912, David V. Alexander, 1998, David V. Alexander, ISBN 1-881325-25-3.

Blood Brother, (novel) Elliott Arnold, 1947, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0-8032-5901-8 (paperback).

Death in the Desert: The Fifty Years War for the Great Southwest, Paul I. Wellman, 1935, Macmillan, ISBN 0-8032-9722-X (paperback).

Geronimo (War Chiefs), Bill Dugan, 1991, HarperPaperbacks, ISBN 0-06-100298-4.

A Clash of Cultures: Fort Bowie and the Chiricahua Apaches, Robert M. Utley, 1977, Division of Publications National Park Service.

Cochise, Chiricahua Apache Chief, Edwin R. Sweeney, 1950, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 08061-2606-X.

Geronimo: A Biography, Alexander B. Adams, 1971, Da Capo Press, ISBN 0-306-80394-1.

Once They Moved Like the Wind: Cochise, Geronimo, and the Apache Wars, David Roberts, 1993, Touchstone, ISBN 0-671-88556-1.

Anasazi Ruins of the Southwest in Color, William M. Ferguson and Arthur H. Rohn, 1988, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 0-8263-0874-0.

Guide to Prehistoric Ruins of the Southwest, Norman T. Oppelt, 1981, Pruett Publishing Company, ISBN 0-87108-587-9.

Books About Hiking or River Running

Verde River Recreation Guide: Boating, Camping and Outdoor Adventure!, Jim Slingluff, 1990, Golden West Publishers, Phoenix, AZ, ISBN 0-914846-50-7.

A Guide to Prescott and Central Highlands Trails, Ronald H. Smith, 2002, Castle Rock Publishing, Prescott, Arizona, ISBN 0-9640308-6-1. (Can obtain copies of book by writing to Castle Rock Publishing, 1712 Pine Woods Road, Prescott, AZ 86305, or calling 928-445-6678).

Prescott Trails, Rowan Baillie, 1992 (2nd printing 1993), contact R. Baillie, Prescott College, 220 Grove Avenue, Prescott, AZ 86301.

Prescott and Central Highlands Trails, Ronald H. Smith, 2002, Castle Rock Publishing, ISBN 09640308-6-1.

Hiking the Grand Canyon, John Annerino, 1986, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 0-87156-755-5.

Hiking the Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas, Dave Ganci, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 0-87156-338-X.

Official Guide to Hiking the Grand Canyon, Scott Thybony, 1994, Grand Canyon Natural History Association, ISBN 0-938216-48-1.

The Hikers Guide to Arizona, Stewart Aitchison and Bruce Grubbs, 1987, Falcon Press Publishing Company, ISBN 0-934318-93-X.

50 Hikes in Arizona, Dick and Sharon Nelson, 1973, 1976 1979, Tecolote Press, Inc.

Grand Canyon Loop Hikes I, George Steck, 1989, Chockstone Press, ISBN 0-934641-19-6.

Grand Canyon Treks, Harvey Butchart, 1986, La Siesta Press, ISBN 910856-38-9.

Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart and the Exploration of Grand Canyon, Elias Butler and Tom Myers, 2007, Puma Press, ISBN 13: 978-0-9700973-4-7.

On Foot in the Grand Canyon: Hiking the Trails of the South Rim, Sharon Spangler, 1986, Pruett Publishing Company, ISBN 0-87108-708-1.

The Man Who Walked Through Time, Colin Fletcher, 1967, Vintage Books, ISBN 0-394-71852-6.

Hiking and Exploring the Paria River, Michael R. Kelsey, 1987, Kelsey Publishing, ISBN 0-9605824-79. (There are updated versions of this book).

Hiking the Southwests Canyon Country, Sandra Hinchman, 1990, The Mountaineers, ISBN 0-89886208-6.

A River Runners Guide to the History of the Grand Canyon, Kim Crumbo, 1981, Johnson Publishing Company, ISBN 0-933472-61-7.

Woman of the Rivers: White Water Adventures in the Canyons of the West (Georgie Whites Royal River Rats Thru Grand Canyon), Rose Marie DeRoss, 1958, Gardner Printing & Mailing Co.

River Runners of the Grand Canyon, David Lavender, 1985, Grand Canyon Natural History Association, ISBN 0-938216-23-6.

100 Classic Hikes in Arizona, Scott S. Warren, 2007, Mountaineer Books, ISBN 1594850259.

Books about Animals and Plants

A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona, Ann Orth Epple, 1995, Falcon Publishing, Inc., ISBN 1-56044563-7.

Condors in Canyon Country: The Return of the California Condor to the Grand Canyon Region, Sophie A. H. Osborn, 2007, Grand Canyon Association, ISBN 13: 978-0-938216-98-8 or 10: 0-93821698-8.

Grand Canyon Wildflowers, Arthur M. Phillips, III, 1979, Grand Canyon Natural History Association, ISBN 0-938216-01-5.

Western Edible Wild Plants, H.D. Harrington, 1972, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 0-82630218-1.

Flowers of the Southwest Deserts, Natt N. Dodge, 1954, Southwestern Monuments Association.

Deserts (The Audubon Society Nature Guides), James A. MacMahon, 1985, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., ISBN 0-394-73139-5.

Mammals of the Southwest Deserts, George Olin, 1982, Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, ISBN 911408-60-6.

A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon, Stephen Whitney, 1996, Mountaineers, ISBN 0898864895.

A Naturalists Guide to Canyon Country, David Williams, 2000, The Globe Pequot Press, ISBN 156044-783-4.

Birds of Arizona, Stan Tekiela, 2003, Adventure Publications, Inc., ISBN 1-59193-015-4.

50 Common Birds of the Southwest, Richard L. Cunningham, 1990, Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, ISBN 0-911408-83-5.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States, various authors, 1999, Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 0-679-44680-X.

Western Birds, Roger Tory Peterson, 1990, Houghton Mifflin Company, ISBN 0-395-51424-X.

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, David Allen Sibley, 2003, Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 0-679-45121-8.

Arizona Cookbooks

Arizona Territorial Cookbook: The Food and Lifestyles of a Frontier, Melissa Ruffner Weiner and Budge Ruffner, 1982, The Donning Company/Publishers, Norfolk, VA 23502, ISBN 0-89965-169-7.

Recipes of Gold: From the Mines of Congress, Arizona, sponsored by the Congress Community Council, 1993, Cookbooks by Morris Press.

Arizona Highways Heritage Cookbook, Louise DeWald, 1988, Arizona Highways, ISBN 0916179168.

Miscellaneous

Adobe: Practical and Technical Aspects of Adobe Conservation, James W. Garrison and Elisabeth Ruffner, 1983, Heritage Foundation of Arizona.

How the States Got Their Shapes, Mark Stein, 2008, Smithsonian Books/Collins, ISBN 9780061431388.

The submission of additional titles from the public would be greatly appreciated. Please submit titles by email to: J u l i e A y e r s at julie.ayers@co.yavapai.az.us or by mail in care of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, 1015 Fair Street, Prescott, AZ 86305.