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ARIZONA AUTHOR/HISTORIAN JACK SAN FELICE
ANNOUNCES FOURTH NOVEL: “WHEN SILVER WAS KING”
Arizona’s Famous 1800s Silver King Mine
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Local Ariz. author and historian, Jack San Felice Announced today availability for his new novel, “When Silver Was King: Arizona’s Famous 1800s Silver King Mine, published by Millsite Canyon Publishing. The novel represents San Felice’s fourth historical
MESA, Arizona / PR FREE / Oct 29 2005 --
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Mesa, Arizona: October 29, 2005 -- Local Ariz. author and historian, Jack San Felice Announced today availability for his new novel, “When Silver Was King: Arizona’s Famous 1800s Silver King Mine, published by Millsite Canyon Publishing. The novel represents San Felice’s fourth historical novel which this time focuses on the miners, prospectors and other characters involved in the famous mine that produced between $7 and $17 million in silver between 1875 and 1887.
Arizona State Historian Marshall Trimble said, “...Jack has left no stone unturned in his research to uncover the real story of Arizona’s greatest single silver strike. No bookshelf on Arizona should be without it.”
Log: Fighting fierce Apaches and the heat, four prospectors barely eke out a living on the frontier and find a fortune in silver. They had discovered a “King” of a mine, and so named it “the Silver King Mine.” This was the great American Dream ... Oh, they thought the silver would last forever...
Abstract: When Silver Was King is filled with vignettes about everyday life of pioneer men and women living during frontier times in the Arizona Territory of the 1800s. 384 pages is packed with over 200 images of 1870s-1800s photos of mines, miners, lawmen, citizens, and outlaws as well as historic newspaper articles, advertisements and more recent photos of the Silver King mine and nearby areas.
The Silver King Mine was the catalyst that enabled settlement of the Central Arizona territory during the 1870s. The mining camps of Silver King and Pinal sprung up overnight to handle the flood of miners and mining camp speculators. The author also highlights the mine’s impact on the nearby towns of Superior, and the Silver Queen (and later the Magma Mine), Florence, Globe, Miami and the many other smaller mining camps, some of which grew into towns existing today or fell into ghost-town dust.
About the Author: For over ten years, Jack San Felice has written and lectured about history surrounding the Superstition Mountains and nearby areas. He is also the author of Squaw Peak; A Hikers Guide, Lore of the Superstitions, Treasure Trails of the Superstitions and numerous short stories published by the Superstition Museum, Apache Junction Independent and other sources. He is an adjunct professor at Scottsdale Community College and holds a B.S. and M.S. degree from American University in Washington, D.C. He lives in Mesa, Arizona with his wife Wynne and nearby adult children and grandchildren.
Availability: The book is available to retailers through two distributors, Gem Guides, Baldwin Park, Calif. 626.855.1611, www.gemguidesbooks.com; and Treasure Chest Publications, Tucson, Ariz., 1.800.969.9558, www.summithut.com. The book is available to consumers at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Border’s Books, Walden Books, the Superstition Mountain Museum (Apache Jct. Ariz.), Wide World of Maps (Mesa, Ariz.), ProMac Mining, and Promac Treasures (Apache Jct. Ariz.) and Trail to Yesterday Books (Tucson, Ariz.).
Other retailers are being sought. The author will also be donating the book to Arizona State University Library as well as other college, library, and museum institutions. More information will be released regarding book signings and appearances. For more information, contact TJ Felice at 480-567-6890 or the author directly at 602-526-7688 or on the web at www.whensilverwasking.com
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