I have the entire set of three and higly recommend not missing a single one. The ancedotes are charming, the information is very useful and the writing style has great flare. A great gift idea for friends and family and especially those who love to entertain. I plan to keep it in mind for my Christmas list for sure.

What a great find this book was for me. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to party into the next millenium. The book contains an unbelievable amount of information on getting ready for the biggest party of our lifetime! Hotels, cruises, hot air balloon rides, you name it and it's covered in this book. Anyone who is in the travel and tourism industry will find this book indispenable. It has helped me immensely and I even made my own party plans based on the author's recommendation. Five stars for this little jewel of a book!

The book is very well done and Eve Ball interviewed family members for her information. My husband Frank H. Jones Jr is a grandson of Barbara Culp Jones and William Heiskel Jones. I would like to hear from any other descendents or allied families. I have info and pictures to share. Mildred A Jones Farmington,N.M. email majones@hubwest.com

Over ten years ago I became interested in the American Southwest, Arizona and New Mexico in particular. I've read, studied and traveled the area numerous times and am always struck by the history and lore as well as the sometimes harsh natural beauty. This book was brought to my attention by a second cousin, who pointed out that that Barbara (Culp) Jones was my great, great grandfather's sister. What a wonderful surprise to have a limb of the family tree revealed to me in the form a delightful historically based western novel. These were tough, determined, resourceful people that settled the West, not always admirable in things they did by today's standards; but in that place at that time, necessary to survive. It makes be proud, even from a distant generation, to be a native Westerner; blessed by the trials suffered by those who came before. My favorite recreational reading form is fiction laced with factual, real or historical references(Hillerman); historical novels or as in this case a biographical sketch woven into novel form. In this Eve Ball has done a great job. I'm keen for other Eve Ball works!

I have recently ordered copies for my children and my niece and nephews. My great-grandfather was Tom Jones. I have had my copy of the book since the initial publication - it was given to me by my grandmother, Lennie Jones Stunz, Tom's daughter, who knew Ma'am very well. I have read it many times and always enjoy it. It's very special to have such a great resource of family history available.