Ed Schieffelin’s 1877 discovery of silver in the dangerous southeastern Arizona desert set in motion a whirlwind series of events which ended up creating what would emerge as history’s most influential mining camp, that of Tombstone, Arizona. The happenings which were to follow in the ensuing 146 years would make Tombstone legendary, and forever in the world’s psyche; one of the few old west mining camps which has evolved and thriving to this day. Through the years, multiple boom-bust cycles, and five different distinct eras, Tombstone would continue reimagining itself to stay alive and relevant. This book details how Tombstone, and its mystique, all came about, and the extraordinary influence it has had on the world since its infancy in 1877. “Tombstone, Arizona Mystique does a great service to the “Town Too Tough to Die” as well as the Old West field. It fills in a lot of blank spaces … beyond just storytelling … a remarkable reference book that is a “must” for any Tombstone aficionado. You will learn things … be entertained … and marvel at the mystique that seems to grow with every year.” Mark Boardman Editor, The Tombstone Epitaph Features Editor, True West magazine --Tombstone Epitaph Synopsis: Ed Schieffelin's 1877 discovery of silver in the dangerous southeastern Arizona desert set in motion a whirlwind series of events which ended up creating what would emerge as history's most influential mining camp, that of Tombstone, Arizona. The subsequent happenings which were to follow in the ensuing 146 years of the town's history would make Tombstone iconic, legendary, and forever in the world's psyche -- as well as one of the few old west mining camps which has evolved and thriving to this day. Through the years, multiple boom-bust cycles, and five different distinct eras, Tombstone would continue reimagining itself to stay alive and relevant. "Tombstone, Arizona Mystique" tells the history of how Tombstone, and its mystique, all came about, and the extraordinary influence it has had on the world since its founding in 1877. Critique: History that reads with all the inherent drama of a finely crafted novel, "Tombstone, Arizona Mystique", co-authored by David D. de Haas and Donald Chaput is an impressively informative, exceptionally comprehensive, deftly written, organized and presented history that is informatively enhanced for the reader's benefit with the inclusion of two Appendices (Tombstone's Boom-Bust-Boom Timelines & For Some, A final Common Meeting Ground), thirty-eight pages of Notes, a ten page Bibliography, a two page listing of Illustrations, and a seventeen page Index. Of special and particular value to readers with an interest in the Old West in general, and the vivid and entertaining history of Tombstone, Arizona in particular, "Tombstone, Arizona Mystique" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library American History and Arizon History collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. Editorial Note #1: Don Chaput is a curator emeritus of the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles. He is a consultant to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography and has been a contributor to the Smithsonian's Handbook of North American Indians. He has written on mining and law and order in the American West as well as in the Philippines, Australia, Canada, and Mexico. His books on the Southwest include biographies of the Earp brothers, lawman-train robber Burt Alvord, and frontier surgeon Dr. George Goodfellow and also co-authored Cochise County Stalwarts and most recently (2020) The Earps Invade Southern California. Editorial Note #2: David D. de Haas, MD received his BS degree in Biochemistry from UCLA in 1979, his MD at the Chicago Medical School in 1983, and became board certified in both emergency medicine and internal medicine after completing a dual residency at the Kern Medical Center (UCLA affiliate) in 1987. After practicing emergency (and some internal) medicine for nearly 40 years he retired in 2021. He has published numerous medical and Wild West articles and is the moderator of the highly popular "Wild West Collectors" Facebook page. In 2020 he coauthored his first book, The Earps Invade Southern California, with Donald Chaput. MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW -May 2024 In their second collaboration together, authors Don Chaput and David de Haas have compiled a history of Tombstone that reads like a biography, with the town its principal character of study, and the residents throughout the years each representing the adventures that compile the narrative. Combining timeline history with encyclopedic-styled accounts of the people who lived in and made Tombstone famous, the reader comes away with a story told not from beginning to end, but rather from beginning to now, presenting their subject not as a corpse of history, simply to be reviewed, but as a living entity still alive, and like all living things, sometimes reveling in glory, and other