Those Early Days - OldTimers' Memoirs Oak Creek, Sedona & the Verde Valley Region of Northern Arizona Like New, Soft cover, 6x9, 270 pages Enlarged Edition, Indexed, llustrated Published 1975 71 stories, many photographs and illustrations $31.95 + $3.49 shipping and handling (sale thru Sept 3, Reg $39.99) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200514646230&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT Contributors included Don Willard; Thompson, Albert E.; Dumas, M. O.; Schnebly, Ellsworth M.; Fairchild, Fletcher; Purtymun, Dan; McBride, Laura; Williams,Sally Munds; Lay, Inez Loy; Dumas, Lenore; et al. Willard (Author) This is a 1975 Enlarged edition of the book, book is in very good condition with only minor shelf wear, no markings in the book, bent or torn pages. Spine is straight and intact. Pages are tight. Original price tag still present on the rear cover. A charming collection with regional details, including stories of early settlers families and roads, Indians and cowboys, hunters and doctors, fruit growers, sheriffs, prospectors, families, roundups, snowstorms, introduction of electricity, etc. "It will seem that though many stories include events occurring outside the Oak Creek and Verde Valley area, such material is essentially a related part of the lives of those settlers who lived here in early days. Also, it seemed fairly obvious that there has to be a general regional focus on Oak Creek and the Verde Valley as a whole, since there were so many family connections and the shared activities and experiences of friend and neighbors. . . It seemed that we must keep to the central theme of conveying to our readers the picture of WHO the first settlers were and depicting the way they lived."