New Book Showcases History Around Dewey-Humboldt

Feb. 27, 2014 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Around Dewey-Humboldt by local author J.P. Gorham. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories from days gone by in this Arizona area.

Nestled in the Arizona mountains are several small, unassuming towns that belie the importance of their heyday. These towns are all intrinsic to each other for one reason: mining. Around Dewey-Humboldt chronicles these towns and their shared mining history in a collection of vintage images.  Readers will glimpse a view of the area’s past and see how the early miners and their families lived and worked.  They will also learn about the tumultuous times when Indian wars occurred and mines were closed.

The book showcases the towns of Cherry, Dewey, Humboldt, Mayer, Cordes Junction, Crown King and Bumble Bee that still exist. As well as others, like Agua Fria, Chaparral, Stoddard, McCabe, Poland and Cleator, which have mostly vanished, but their pioneering spirit and importance will never be forgotten. Author J.P Gorham states, “Interest in the history of this small area reaches far outside the immediate community.”  He hopes this book will preserve and honor the influence that the area had on the Arizona Territory.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com/.