Durango &amp; Silverton Narrow Gauge -- A Quick History, sets the scene for the historcal and still present Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The land, the people, the events included in this book bring the colorful history of railroading in Southwest Colorado to life, and provides a way to relive "yesterday's" train ride today, traveling through some of the most pristene and beautiful scenery in Colorado.

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge: A Quick History

History

Duane A. Smith

Americas

Western Reflections Publishing Co.

Uncompahgre tells about one of Colorado's little visited, yet magnificent scenic routes. The Uncompahgre Plateau is a flat-topped mountain -- Colorado's largest in terms of square feet. It extends from Grand Junction to Ridgway with nearly 2,000 square miles of slashing canyons, weird geology, lush trees, and vast horizons.

Uncompahgre: A Guide to the Uncompahgre Plateau

Marshall, Muriel

Step back in time and see how prospectors, miners, merchants, investors, and families settled the mining towns in the gold and silver-rich San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Telluride, Ouray, and Silverton are well portrayed, as well as many of the smaller towns that are now just crumbling piles of stone and lumber. P. David Smith has also added lengthy captions that explain and point out the particulars of each photograph. This book will really give you an idea of the way it was over 100 years ago in the San Juan Mountains. Featuring more than 250 rare and historical photographs from the private collection of Ruth and Marvin Gregory, this book allows readers to venture into the mines, ride the railroads, and share the catastrophes and celebrations of yesterday s West. Including well-researched and illuminating narratives, Images of the San Juans Revised, is the true life story of an awe-inspiring area, its inhabitants, and an ever-enduring pioneer spirit.

Images of the San Juans

Arts & Photography

Smith, P. David

Photography & Video

Antoine Robidoux, equally at home in the mountains or the Santa Fe governor's home, built a vast fur trading empire that covered modern day western Colorado and eastern Utah. In his book, Ken Reyher tracks the life of a young adventurer who heads West to eventually build a trading empire that successfully challenged even the powerful Hudson Bay Company. As quickly as he rose, his world came crashing down, and one of the great chapters of the early west came to an end.

Antoine Robidoux and Fort Uncompahgre

Biographies & Memoirs

Reyher, Ken

Historical

Abbott Fay, Colorado's noted historian and author of I Never Knew That About Colorado, shares 101 unique stories of places and people during Western Colorado's early days.Did you know that: -- Several explorers claimed a wooden sailing ship was found near Red Cliff in 1879 stuck in ice in a cave filled with crystals and gold? -- Delta women went on strike in the 1880s, refusing to cook evening meals until sidewalks were built and streets paved? -- Silverton sprouted the first nationally recognized cowboy band in 1885? -- In 1885, elephants pushed a train over Boreas Pass -- the world's highest railroad crossing?Plus ninety-six other amazing stories . . .

Beyond the Great Divide

Fay, Abbott

Jocknick arrived on the "Sunset Slope" of Colorado in 1870 and, fortunately for us, began chronicling events during his job as a Ute Agency cowboy and cook. He became friends with Ute Chief Ouray and his wife, Chipeta. Jocknick recorded the Utes method of keeping time and logged their marriages and burials. He even wrote of the removal of the Utes from Colorado. Jocknick also spent his time as an early day prospector and a farmer. He was involved with the Alferd Packer affair, knew Otto Mears and recounted events that happened during the San Juan gold rush. He was there at the founding of almost every major town in southwestern Colorado, crossing paths with outlaws and future governors. 
First published in 1913 and now reprinted, this book is perhaps the best primary source of information on the pioneer days of 1870 through 1883 in western Colorado.

Early Days on the Western Slope of Colorado

Jocknick, Sydney

Former Colorado Senator Rockwell researched extensively and interviewed many people before writing this authoritative work about Colorado's early residents. The Utes: A Forgotten People has been used as the primary resource for every book on the Utes written since. It includes many photographs as well as most of the major Ute treaties.

The Utes: A Forgotten People

Rockwell, Wilson

Thomas Walsh discovered fabulous golden wealth in the historic Camp Bird Mine near Ouray, Colorado. His daughter, Evalyn Walsh McLean, tells an engaging true story of the family that wanted for nothing. They led a life of extravagance. It enabled them to acquire possessions such as the Hope Diamond and the fabulous homes that hosted spectacular social functions and served as retreats for kings and presidents.

Father Struck It Rich

Evalyn Walsh McLean

Evalyn W. McLean

McLean, Evalyn W.

Roger Henn, Ouray Colorado native, relates tales of early miners, lost gold mines, life in the tiny San Juan mountain towns, boyhood adventures, and other delightful and informative lore about past times in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado. He also spins tall tales that have been handed down in the San Juans for generations. Now these wonderful stories have been captured in print. The forty-three tales include: * Our Friend the Murderer - The tragic story of Billy Nagle * Silverton's First Cat - Early settlers had trouble keeping cats alive at high altitudes * A Lake Called Lenore - One of Ouray's exclusive areas is named after a prostitute * The Mystery of the Copper Mining Tools - Just how old are they, a hundred, possibly a thousand years old? * Bootleg as the Economy - How the San Juan citizens subsidized their salaries during the Depression * The Trip to Organize the Ouray Church - The trials and tribulations of Rev. Darley in the San Juans * The Lost Swede Mine - A lost treasure still waiting to be found * Snow Snakes and Snow Mosquitoes - Do they really exist?

Lies, Legends & Lore of the San Juans: (And a Few True Tales)

Henn, Roger

Colorado definitely is known as a ski state, but did you know the sport dates back over 100 years to the days when it was called "snowshoeing." Twelve-foot boards and a long stick was used in those days. Abbott Fay traces the development of Colorado skiing, including the impact the 10th Mountain Division had on it after World War II. Old photos and recent developments make this book a "must have."

A History of Skiing in Colorado

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