Geology, Historical Events, Legends and Lore of the Superstition Mountains
Compiled by the Superstition Mountain Historical Society

This book covers every aspect, but that of the Lost Dutchman, that the museum present thru displays, artifacts and audios and covers everything from Amerind Artifacts to Zoology! It includes the famous legends of the early inhabitants and the history of the area as it was recorded by the earliest and includes the famous flood stories of the indigenous people who inhabited the area in the prehistoric times. This book is beautifully illustrated in four color showing the countryside and the flora and fauna of the area to the best advantage. Containing 136 pages, plus covers.

Goldfield Mountain Hikes
Ted Tenny

Hiking in the Goldfields is a uniquely satisfying experience. Though not very high as mountains go, they are quite rugged. Though only 40 miles from Phoenix, the back country of the Goldfields is primitive, giving hikers a feeling of remoteness and intimacy with the wilderness that is unusual on day hikes. If you are seeking a mountaintop experience, you’ll find it here.

This is the first book about hiking in the Goldfields, and the first to have topographic maps in full color. It features detailed hike descriptions keyed to places marked on the map, place names with GPS coordinates, and glorious color photographs from all of the hikes.
Beginners and advanced hikers will find unforgettable adventures in this colorful volcanic wilderness. You’ll want to grab your backpack and set off for the mountains!

Hiker's Guide to the Superstition Wilderness
Jack Carlson and Elizabeth Stewart

Lush canyons with sycamore and cottonwood trees, rugged mountains with towering ponderosa pines and alligator juniper trees, hidden canyons, creeks and waterfalls, majestic deserts and wildflowers, prehistoric ruins, abandoned mines, prospector camps and ranches - all in a National Forest Wilderness less than an hour from Phoenix. In addition to providing directions to these spectacular places, this guide brings alive the colorful history of the Superstitions. After reading the Hiker's Guide to the Superstition Wilderness, you will want to hit the trails.

The Essential Guide

Over 50 treks into the backcountry
Clear and simple hike directions
Easy-to-use topographic and trailhead maps
Hikes for everyone - rated easy to very difficult
Intriguing history and folklore of the Superstitions
Never before published trips into the backcountry
Lost Dutchman Gold Mine legends

The Most Complete and Authoritative Guidebook
To The Superstition Wilderness

Ghost Towns and Historical Haunts in Arizona
Thelma Heatwole

Ghost towns - sagging tributes to pioneering forefathers - live on in Arizona. Some boast sizable remnants. Others have all but vanished.
Some fragmented remains huddle eerily in ragged clusters in the desert and hills. Other historical haunts are hard to find. The pursuit of a ghost town can be likened to hunting for a buried treasure - the very elusiveness provides added elixir.

Take a drive to see and explore Bouse, Culling's Well, Goldroad, Swansea, Harquala, Hualapais Mansion, Oatman, Signal, Agua Caliente, Butterfield Stage Line Trail, Gunsight, Cleator, Congress, Fort Misery, Gillette, Octabe, Oro Belle, Placerita, Red Rover Mine, Stanton, Stoddard, Tip Top, Vulture Mine, Wagoner, Camp Reno, Christmas, Copper Creek, McMillen, Silver King,
Brunckow Cabin, Calabazas, Cerro Colorado, Charleston, Cochise, Contention City, Courtland, Crittenden, Dos Cabezas, Fairbank, Fort Bowie, Fort Crittenden, Gleenson, Ghost Trail, Greaterville, Hilltop, Mowry, Oro Blanco, Paradise, Pearce, Sasco, Sunnyside, Total Wreck and many more!

Also learn about the Fascinating graveyards of Arizona!

Arizona Walls
If Only They Could Speak
Judy Martin

Read about the people stories behind these famous buildings...Wrigley Mansion, Mystery Castle, Camelback Castle, Arcosanti, Tovrea Castle, Arizona Biltmore Resort, Yuma Territorial Prison, Fort Verde, Mission San Xavier, and many more.

"The ghosts of Arizona's pioneers - royalty and tramps, the savage and the sane, the blue-bloods and the hot bloods,... relive their true stories, see where they walked and feel the power of the past in Arizona Walls, If Only They Could Speak."

Diana Weeks
Playwright and Producer

"The rich heritage of Arizona is laid out in Arizona Walls in a series of fascinating, easy to read stories, vividly told by a gifted storyteller. There is something here for everyone - a must for tourists, Arizona Walls is equally compelling for the best read history buff."

Rose Mofford
Former Governor of Arizona

"Arizona Walls, If only They Could Speak, starts talking before the book is open and ends up shouting before it can be closed again. This book will thrill and engage. You will not be able to set it down until you have read it through."

H. Mason Coggin, Director
Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources

"... If only they could speak, the walls would say 'thank you' for telling their stories with such flair!"

Ruth A. Wilson
Wolftrap Artist/Storyteller

About the Author
Judy Martin, a native Arizonan, has collected stories of Arizona's pioneer days for many years. Judy taught elementary school and later worked as a travel agent. She began working as an Arizona Tour Guide in the early 1990s. Her enthusiasm for Arizona's colorful past is infectious and clearly shines through the true stories of Arizona Walls, If Only They Could Speak. Judy and her husband Dick, live in Phoenix.

In the Shadow of the Superstitions...
The History of Apache Junction, AZ
James A. Swanson and Thomas J. Kollenborn

From prehistoric Indian cultures to prospectors and miners in the 19th century, and from the early settlers to the controversies over city incorporation, the history of Apache Junction, Arizona, offers insights into the colorful characters and events that have made this area unique and famous.

About the Authors...

Tom Kollenborn serves as the Director of the Community School for the Apache Junction Unified School District. He is well known for his complete knowledge of the history and legends of the Superstition Mountains.

Jim Swanson teaches Arizona history and English at Apache Junction High School. He has been a classroom teacher for 24 years.

Kollenborn and Swanson are the co-authors of two other books on the Superstitions:
Superstition Mountains A Ride Through Time
Circlestone A Superstition Mountain Mystery

Arizona 2000
A Yearbook For The Millennium
Marshall Trimble

Marshall Trimble, one of Arizona's most popular and colorful personalities, is a cowboy singer, humorist, and storyteller as well as the state's historian. Who better to take a look back at the twentieth century in Arizona? Trimble recaps the highlights and happenings in the Grand Canyon State during the last century - from train robberies to astronaut training and beyond - and the result is a fun and fascinating read. For example, did you know that a three-year-old Barry Goldwater was the ring bearer at the very first wedding in the new state of Arizona? That Pluto was discovered by an amateur astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff? Or that Joseph and John F. Kennedy spent the summer of 1936 as cowboys on a ranch near Benson?
Told the way folks love to hear it, this book is engaging, comprehensive, and loaded with delightful legends and yarns about the Arizona of yesteryear.

Marshall Trimble's Official
Arizona Trivia
Marshall Trimble

1,000 Fun-Filled Questions

Do You Know. . . ?
Arizona's best-known nickname?
Arizona's motto?
The name of the stone bowl used by Indians to grind corn?
Three Arizona cities that have been both a county seat and capital of Arizona?
What trailblazer had a mountain, a stream and a city named after him?
The name of the river that cuts a swath through the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
Arizona's colorful but deadly snake?
What "monster" is found in Arizona?
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Arizona?
The name of the crater near Winslow that is almost one mile across?
The first two teams to play in the Fiesta Bowl, 1971?
Who was the first Phoenix pro player to make baseball's Hall of Fame?
Who was the first African-American (and Arizonan) pitcher to win a world Series game?
Which Arizona site Michael J. Fox used to film "back to the Future: Part III"?
The name of Barbara Streisand's only film made in Arizona?
The Arizona born, nationally syndicated cartoonist who draws Family Circus?

Marshall Trimble, Arizona's Honorary Historian, is an extremely versatile personality. He is as comfortable performing on stage with his guitar as he is addressing a group of serious historians. Folk-singer, television personality, teacher and scriptwriter are only a few of his accomplishments. He is an avid outdoorsman and Arizona's premier teller of tales (facts or fiction!)
In Arizona Trivia, Mashall provides an "Official" tour of Arizona with more than one thousand thought-provoking questions, plus photos and informative text.

Roadside History Series
Roadside History of Arizona
Marshall Trimble

Whether it's looking out the window of a speeding automobile or settled in the comfort of an easy chair, the reader is taken on a happy, nostalgic ride into the wonders of yesteryear as seen through the eyes of Arizona historian and storyteller Marshall Trimble.

Goldfield Mining District, Geology And Ore Deposits
John D. Wilburn

Contents

Geochronology
Superstition Mountains Caldera
Structure
Silicified Dacite
Hydrothermal Stages 1,2 and 3
Origin of the Electrum Deposits
Mines and Ore Deposits
Color Geologic Map
Gold and Silver Production
Electrum Potential at Lower Levels
Geology Maps