Even today, speculation lingers about what prompted the Graham County Sheriff Department's raid on the Power Camp. Hard work, hard luck and small illicit gains followed Jeff Power and his family west. Staked claims on cattle, timber and ore played out and his women died hard, leaving just Jeff and his sons, Tom and John working a small gold mine in the Galiuros Mountains on that fateful day. True the Power boys, who were in their mid-20s, had refused to register for the mandatory draft but maybe more compelling were Tom's stockpiled illegal bootleg and shady dealings with some of the sheriff department's finest.
So did it finish as bloody as it started? I won't tell you how day 28 ended on the brushy ground of Mexico. If you're unfamiliar with the Powers' story, follow the boys as they trail horseback then, when the posse happened upon their tethered horses, afoot over miles of the rugged rock formation in the Dragoons and Chiricahuas and along the open Sulphur Springs Valley grasslands - always looking toward Mexico. And if you think you know their story, get to know the men through Cobb's realistic, colorful dialog and observations.
The Southwest Books of the Year panel recognized With Blood in Their Eyes as a top pick for 2012. Look for additional regional offerings chosen as 2012 Southwest books of the year either at your local library or online at http://www.library.pima.gov/books/swboy/2012/.
Thomas Cobb will be discussing the process (and in his case, the art) of writing western history at this year's Tucson Festival of Books, March 9-10 at the University of Arizona.
For more information: http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/
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