Taste of Tombstone: A Hearty Helping of History - Softcover

Sherry A. Monahan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826344496 ISBN 13: 9780826344496

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2008

Synopsis

The image of Tombstone, Arizona, doesn't often stray from its rough and tumble roots. Despite a tradition of gunslingers, gamblers, and cowboys, the town's businesses, hotels, and restaurants continually emphasized the boomtown's refinements, and nowhere was their promotion more apparent than in the foods of the town. The massive silver strike of 1879 gave rise to a number of grocery stores, butcher shops, ice cream parlors, and restaurants that spoke to a refined urban scene.

In this lively study, Sherry Monahan offers a brief history of Tombstone and the evolution of its increasingly sophisticated dining scene. Businesses that began in tents due to a lack of building supplies raced to keep up with the area's exploding population. Soon the town boasted restaurants to rival the finest establishments of San Francisco and the business district achieved fame for the availability of posh hotels and luxurious eating. Monahan includes 140 recipes from the 1880s, most from Tombstone restaurants, so that readers may experience their own taste of Tombstone.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

This lively look at the boom years in Tombstone, Arizona, shines a light on its sophisticated eating establishments of the 1880s.

About the Author:

Sherry Monahan is the President of Western Writers of America (2014-2016), and holds memberships in the James Beard Foundation, Women Writing the West, the Author's Guild, National Genealogical Society, and the Association of Professional Genealogists. She has her own column in and is a contributing editor for True West magazine. Other publications include The Cowboy's Cookbook, Frontier Fare, Mrs. Earp: The Wives & Lovers of the Earp Brothers, California Vines, Wines and Pioneers, The Wicked West, Tombstone's Treasures, and Pikes Peak: Adventurers, Communities and Lifestyles. She resides in North Carolina. She has also appeared on the History Channel, FoxNews, and the American Heroes Channel. She won a Wrangler Award for her appearance on Cowboys and Outlaws:Wyatt Earp in 2010.                  

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0826344496
• ISBN 13: 9780826344496
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232