Sometimes The Blues. The Letters And Diaries Of Frank Hammon, A Lonely Frontiersman In Globe And Phoenix, 1882-1889

SUSAN CLARDY

Publication: The Arizona Historical Society, 2007, Tucson

First edition. Signed by the author. 8vo. Light blue cloth, gold stamping on spine, dark blue endpapers, [6], vii [1], 313 [1] pp., foreword, introduction, illustrated, plates, portraits, map, afterword, acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, index. Foreword by Don Dedera. Publisher's promotional blurb says in part, "As Hammon matter-of-factly describes daily life in the bustling mining town of Globe and the budding farming community of Phoenix between 1882 and 1889, Clardy fills in the gaps in his story and paints a vivid picture of the world around him that includes colorful characters as the Apache Kid, Sheriff Glenn Reynolds, scout Al Sieber, gunman Black Jack Newman and Ed Tewksbury, and future governor George W. P. Hunt." Hammon lost his wife while still in his twenties and with three small children, he worked hard to support them. He handled explosives, shoveled ore, guarded desperate criminals, delivered milk, graded roads, sold insurance, collected taxes, branded calves, and wore a badge. Before his days were done he would cultivate and sell fruit trees all over the West, and even serve as a host at the Chicago World's Fair. Highly recommended to anyone interested in a revealing view of ordinary men and women struggling to survive in territorial Arizona. As new, unread copy in dust jacket.

Inventory Number: 43314