Americana

Americana

Four Years with Morgan and Forrest (CD). One of the most gripping war accounts you'll ever read! Confederate Colonel Thomas Franklin Berry, born in 1832, published his war memoirs in 1914, taken from a diary he kept during his war years. Colonel Berry began his Civil War service as a member of then Captain John Hunt Morgan's famous "Lexington Rifles." Colonel Berry entered as an enlisted man, but quickly advanced in rank as a trusted aide and scout to General John Hunt Morgan. His accounts are vivid and personal, as he details his battles and captivity during his four years of service, and provides first-hand accounts of Generals' Morgan and Forrest, as well as rare personal accounts of William Quantrell. Forgotten and re-discovered in a dusty archives, this book is out of circulation. Click here for an excerpt. ($22.95).

Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay

This is the most definitive look, perhaps the only real study, of life for the regular Army enlisted soldier in the west between 1865 and the 1890's. This book is the definitive study because in 1954 the author consulted over 300 living veterans of the Indian Wars and their manusripts, photographs, and of course personal interviews. Additionally, the author examined printed diaries, governnment records, and newspapers. The interviews included men such as Sergeant James Hamilton (1st Infantry, 1876-81), Sergeant Perley S. Eaton (3'd Cavalry, 1881-86), Major William G. Wilkinson (Private, Eighth Cavalry, 1886-91), and Brigadier general Reynolds J. Burt, U.S.A. retired, who lived his boyhood at a series of western posts where his officer-father was stationed from 1874-1892. The most factual and fascinating look at frontier Army life. (Book, Softcover, $24.95)

Ben Traywick is the Tombstone Arizona official Town Historian, a world-renowned authority on Tombstone Arizona history, and noted author and consultant. He has researched original Arizona history for 42 years. His collection of Tombstone material, to include Wyatt Earp, 'Doc' Holliday, the O.K. Corral fight, and others, is the best in existence. We offer four of his finest books, gripping, historically accurate, and documented. You can also read excerpts from his books, to include events leading to the O.K. Corral Gunfight, and see pictures of some of the prostitutes who plied their trade in Tombstone.

Wyatt Earps Thirteen Dead Men. A chronicle of early Tombstone, its formation, the gambling halls, the violence, the gunfighters and cow-boys, the Earp family, prostitutes, the best account of the O.K. Corral gunfight we've seen, Traywick's reconstruction of the gunfight, the bloody aftermath of the Earp/Cow-boy feud, and much , much more. A very detailed, historical account. Contains never before published photos and testimonials. (Paper back, 260 pages, $25.95). Click here for an excerpt!

The Clantons of Tombstone. This book contains a genealogy of the Tombstone Clanton family back to 1610. It details the family's migration from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri to out west. It contains fascinating accounts of the family while in Arizona, drawn not only from the historical court record and newspaper accounts, but from never-before contacted descendants found by Ben Traywick. No other source provides such detail on the Tombstone Clantons, their lives, and adventures. Contains never before published photos and genealogical info. (Paper back, 257 pages, $25.95).

John Henry (The "Doc" Holliday Story). No writer better captures the elusive personality that was John Henry Holliday. No writer ever researched John Henry to the detail Ben Traywick has, and he has reached some surprising conclusions. This book chronicles his early life in Georgia, his migration west, his history-making life while in Tombstone, his association with the Earps, and much more. Contains never before published information. (Paperback, 272 pages, $25.95). Click here for an excerpt!

Hell's Belles of Tombstone. Tombstone had a thriving prostitution business. This book contains information from diaries, personal letters, court records, and verbal stories, many provided from individuals who were kin to, but did not want to be connected with, the prostitutes of Tombstone. The photos, never before published, were found when the county courthouse was given a "cleaning" prior to its moving to Bisbee. This unique book is an account of the prostitution trade in Tombstone, the violence around it, and some of the colorful ladies, madams, and their customers. Click here to read excerpts from this book. (Paper back, 100 pages, $12.95)