Tombstone: Arizona Mystique

by David de Haas & Don Chaput

Ed Schieffelin’s 1877 discovery of silver in the dangerous southeastern Arizona desert set in motion a whirlwind series of events that defined history’s most influential mining camp: Tombstone, Arizona. What happened over the next 146 years would make the town legendary, etched into the collective psyche. Tombstone is one of only a few old west mining camps that remains thriving to this day. Through multiple boom-bust cycles, and five distinct eras, Tombstone has continued to reimagine itself to stay alive and relevant. This book details how Tombstone, and its mystique, came about, and the extraordinary influence it has had on the world since its inception.