Her Newest Book · September 2024
Wicked Flagstaff
The wild early days of northern Arizona’s largest city
A rowdy red-light district, secret tunnels, and scathing newspaper editorials. Once home to sheepherders and ranchers, the railroad brought a new breed of pioneer to Flagstaff: entrepreneurs and outlaws alike flocked to the growing town, some finding success and others finding their end at Greenwood Cemetery.
When saloons and bawdy houses rebelled against new blue laws, quick-thinking mayor Thomas E. Pollock found a compromise that appeased most locals. Incorrigible characters like Commodore Perry Owens and Ben Doney held court at the Parlor Saloon, while Dutch May Prescott kept the red-light district in the black. Susan Johnson uncovers the weird and wicked side of Flagstaff.
2025 Viola Awards finalist, Excellence in Storytelling
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The facts
- TitleWicked Flagstaff
- AuthorSusan Johnson
- PublisherThe History Press, Wicked series
- PublishedSeptember 16, 2024
- Paperback ISBN978-1467156394 · $24.99
- E-bookISBN 978-1540264671 · Barnes & Noble NOOK, $10.99
- Pages128
The town that misbehaved
Many of the blocks in this book are the same blocks Freaky Foot Tours walks after dark, and more than a few of its characters turn up in the hauntings next door. The archive keeps connecting.
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