Historic Telluride in Rare Photographs chronicles the boom and bust cycles of Telluride, Placerville, Ames, Ophir, and Rico in southwestern Colorado from the 1860s through the 1940s. Every page brings to life, in unique pictures and words, those early days--the arrival of the prospectors, the golden days of mining, and early-day skiing. Journey back into Telluride's history through photographs and explanatory text.

Historic Telluride

Arts & Photography

Christian J. Buys

Photography & Video

Western Reflections Publishing Company

The History of "Ouray -- Gem of the Rockies" is a fascinating tale of the typical boom and bust cycles of all of Colorado's major mining towns. Silver brought the first prospectors to the beautiful valley, but gold kept Ouray from becoming a ghost town after the Silver Crash of 1893. The town rebounded because of the demand for metals during World War I and II but slipped into an economic depression after each war. Although tourism was always important, in the 1970s it became more vital to the economy, and the town has continued to grow and prosper since that time. The abandoned ghost towns and mining relics that litter the local hillsides can be seen by anyone traveling the jeep trails interlacing the local mountains.

A Quick History of Ouray

History

Smith, P. David

Americas

Set around 1200 AD, two Native American children must travel afoot on a dangerous journey from their northern Mexico home to what is now present day Chimney Rock, Colorado, to save The People of the Far North. In the process, they visit the Mogallon, Hohokam, Sinagua, and Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi). Third or fourth graders will love the story while learning about Ancient Indian cultures.

Race to the Moonrise: An Ancient Journey

Crum, Sally

Respectable society of nineteenth century Colorado gave women little leeway when it came to supporting themselves. Women who strayed from the accepted norm of the day soon found themselves outcasts, doomed to find their way to the bars and brothels of the West. Many of these fallen women became dance-hall girls, prostitutes, and madams - and a few adopted the lifestyles of gamblers, robbers, and rustlers. Ladies of the Lamplight tells the stories of some of these infamous women - Silver Heels, Poker Alice, Cattle Kate, Etta Place, Mattie Silks and Mollie May, to name just a few. This revised edition has been expanded to include more women whose stories continue to captivate us and hold our attention into the wee hours of the night.

Ladies of the Lamplight

Blair, Kay Reynolds

Book by Chimney Rock Interpretive Association

Visions of Chimney Rock: A Photographic Interpretation of the Place and Its People

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"Baby, the Poodle Cow Dog" teaches a valuable lesson, motivating children to dream, strive to achieve, and courageously face adversity. Based on a true event, children witness the real-life accomplishment of another child and her pet, and are literally invited to create their own story. Young readers will be amazed by this little poodle and its cowgirl owner as, together, they grow, learn, and prove their worth on a Colorado cattle ranch.

Baby, the Poodle Cow Dog

Children's Books

Willyn Webb

Animals

This book is about trading posts. Old trading posts. Trading posts that are still operating and ones that are long gone without a trace, except for a crumbling wall or foundation. The book describes the present condition of each post, examines its history, and provides directions to even the hard-to-find posts. Indian trading posts are rapidly becoming a thing of the past, and, although many still occupy the original buildings, few of today's so-called trading posts bear any similarity to the working posts of the past. This book is a guide to early-day trading posts established on or around the Navajo, Hopi, and Ute Mountain Ute Reservations.

Old Trading Posts of the Four Corners

Richard C. Berkholz

The story of the Las Animas Mining District in Colorado s San Juan Mountains began with the Colorado Gold Rush of 1860, but it was silver that kept the local mines operating for over one hundred years. The region laid claim to many mining firsts, and served as the cradle for engineering and mining practices that revolutionized the entire mining industry. The area was the scene of the first two mineral rushes to the San Juans, the first hard rock mine and ore treatment mill, and the first and the longest aerial tramways. One of the most profitable mines in the United States (the North Star) and one of the largest and most complex (the Silver Lake Mine) were also located in the district an area that impressed mining engineers, metallurgists, and investors for over a century despite its location in some of the most rugged terrain in the West with a climate second only to Alaska in harshness.

Basins of Silver

Eric Twitty

Brides of the Multitude is a fascinating, historically accurate account of why prostitution ran rampant in the Old West during the prudish Victorian period of the United States. It explains who these fallen women were and touches on their reasons for becoming prostitutes. It details the types of establishments of prostitution that existed, the conditions under which the women worked, and the many problems associated with sexually transmitted diseases and contraception. Weaving facts with colorful anecdotes, author Jeremy Agnew presents a fascinating look at the ladies who conducted business in the infamous red light districts located throughout the frontier. Also in this book, the author debunks many of the myths associated with prostitution in the Old West. He points out the difference between rural and urban soiled doves, as well as Eastern and Western prostitutes. Agnew describes a definite social order that existed among the prostitutes. And, in frank, but not too graphic terms, he brings to light a subject that is not easy to research, but was an integral part of everyday life of the time.

Brides of the Multitude - Prostitution in the Old West

Jeremy Agnew

The amazing story of one of Colorado s most intriguing and successful characters has never been told in its entirety . . . until now. On the pages of Speck the Life and Times of Spencer Penrose, author and artist Robert C. Olson uses words like brush strokes and captures the larger-than-life personality of Speck Penrose and the brilliant color and flavor of a time when giants rose from the mountains of America s West. During his seventy-four years on Earth, Speck went from a rich and shiftless son of the privileged class to a self-made prince of industry, society, and philanthropy. He made millions in real estate and mining during the boom days of Cripple Creek; literally moved mountains as the person most responsible for Utah s gigantic Bingham copper mine; and drew the world s well-heeled to Colorado with the creation of The Broadmoor, the premier resort still located on the side of Cheyenne Mountain just south of Colorado Springs. Readers will find that Speck not only features the life and times of a Colorado giant, but provides detailed glimpses into the lives of his many prominent associates.

Speck -- The Life and Times of Spencer Penrose

Biographies & Memoirs

Robert C. Olson

Historical

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