Livin' at the End of Old 95 [Paperback]

Rick Kingsbury (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001

A comical retrospect of a teenage boy growing up in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 1965 through 1970. The story of the founding of Lake Havasu City and the arrival of the London Bridge to its home in the desert.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...history of Lake Havasu City, giving a history lesson while entertaining us with antics of a young boy's growing pains. -- Lake Havasu - Online, Febrary, 2001.

...it is Kingsbury's culture shock vignettes that are a large part of the book's charm. -- Today's News - Herald, March 9, 2001.

I enjoyed the "story" of his family's adventure as well as ... stories of how a town suddenly appeared... -- Arizona Guides' Association newsletter, February 11, 2001.

About the Author

Rick Kingsbury is a third generation Arizonan. Born in Phoenix, raised in Glendale, Avondale and Lake Havasu City. His humorous trials and tribulations of childhood in a remote and desolate area of Arizona will incite your own memories of adolescents. Rick is currently showing off his home state as a tour guide out of Phoenix.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Cahn Mari (January 1, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0970814801
• ISBN-13: 978-0970814807
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,390,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The birth of a desert boom town, July 28, 2001

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R. Baker (Annville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Livin' at the End of Old 95 (Paperback)

A personal look at the birth of Lake Havasu City, "Living At the End Of Old '95" covers the time period from near the very start of the town to the re-construction of the London Bridge through the eyes of a young boy, who reaches his own maturity along with the city. As a person who lived there during the same time period, I can't judge how much interest this book would have for persons unfamiliar with the region and period; however, for past and current residents, and students of Arizona history, I think this non-traditional account of late-60's rural Arizona will be quite interesting. For those of us who lived the time and place, "Old '95" is a nostalgic blast from the past - you'll run across familiar names and events as you tag along with Mr. Kingsbury through his adolescence. Sprinkled with good humor, photos and newspaper clippings, "Old 95" is a pleasant reminder of a more innocent time of childhood shenanigans, hard work, independent spirit and the frontier attitude that carved a thriving city out of raw desert. Highly recommended for those already familiar, in some fasion, with the subject.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic and fun....., April 17, 2002

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This review is from: Livin' at the End of Old 95 (Paperback)

I am a little older than the author and grew up in a small town in California; (coincidentally, I was also in the first graduating class of our new high school, and we were also dubbed the "Knights"). Other than having those things in common, I have never been to Lake Havasau--and, from the photos provided, can't even picture where the London Bridge might be. But the author's humor and delightful memories made this an enjoyable book! I guess because of the "therapeutic" times we live in, most memoirs involve abuse and anger and other negative issues. But this author focuses mainly on the fun part of growing up, which is the way I remember my teen years. Teen angst, sure, but fun. If this book were edited for it's many grammatical errors (which is the only reason I am giving it 4 stars, rather than 5), I would hope to find it on a bookshelf anywhere in the western United States. We need more nostalgia of this sort! Thanks for writing it, Rick, and thanks to Amazon.com for making it available.

5.0 out of 5 stars Livin' at the End of Old 95, December 13, 2011

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This review is from: Livin' at the End of Old 95 (Kindle Edition)

Great book. Great stories. Excellent history lesson and glimpse at life in the early days of Lake Havasu City, AZ. A very entertaining and quick read. I highly recommend it!