We now have the newly reprinted third edition of Willis Keys's and Art Kidwell's "GROWING UP AT DESERT QUEEN RANCH" in our Gift Shop.

Here is the blurb from the back cover:

"Living at an isolated desert ranch far from the usual comforts of civilization was a challenge in the 1920s and '30s. With the nearest town over sixty miles away, the Keys family used resourcefulness and ingenuity to live in this challenging environment. Working as a team, the family dug wells and built dams to impound rainwater, grew their own food, took care of medical problems, worked their own gold mines, and repaired needed equipment. They also had schoolteachers come to their Desert Queen Ranch to educate their children and those of neighboring homesteaders."

"Willis Keys, son of area pioneers, Bill and Frances grew up at the family ranch with his brother and three sisters and participated in its daily activities. His keen ability to remember the smallest details of past events in his life have been a great help in documenting the history of the ranch, now a part of Joshua Tree National Park. Local historian and author, Art Kidwell, recorded interviews, conversations, and walks through the ranch and the Park with Willis over a twenty-two year period. Their collaboration gives readers a look into the desert's past that has disappeared from view."

Stop by our Gift Shop and pick up your copy soon. Or, you may order a copy from us or pick one up at Cactus Wren Book Exchange, Sagebrush Press Book Store, or the Morongo Basin Historical Society Gift Shop.