Author: Duane VandenbuschePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A Land Alone, Colorado's Western Slope
Author: Duane VandenbuschePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Wicked Western Slope
Author: D. A. BrockettPublisher: History Press Library Editions
ISBN: 9781540206886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Early promoters of Colorado s Western Slope would have had settlers believe the area was one of proper behavior and upstanding morality. But this was not the case. Hot tempers led to quick trigger fingers and Main Street shootouts. Drinking, gambling and thieving were popular pursuits, and law breaking of all kinds thrived in this wild land. From Charles Graham, whose jealous rampage in Grand Junction is still talked about today, and the mysterious Friday the thirteenth murder of Jeanette Morris to Abe C. Ong, the mischievous pioneer bootlegger of De Beque, and Riverside s Mrs. Barnes and her foul crime, History Sleuth D.A. Brockett reveals some of the most outrageous and remarkable crimes in Western Slope history."
Early Days on the Western Slope
Author: Sidney JocknickPublisher: Western Reflections Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781937851392
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Sidney Jocknick arrived on the Western Slope of Colorado in 1870, beginning as a cook at the Ute agency, then a cow-puncher, and later a miner and rancher. He was there at the founding of almost every town in Western Colorado. This is the book to buy if you want to read about early days in Colorado.
Hiking Colorado's Western Slope
Author: Bill HaggertyPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493075462
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
On Colorado’s Western Slope, stunning geological features and awe-inspiring scenery create a unique hiking experience unlike any other. This revised edition of Hiking Colorado’s Western Slope provides concise descriptions and detailed maps for over 50 of the state’s finest trails west of the Great Divide. Veteran hiker and author of Best Easy Day Hikes: Grand Junction and Fruita, Bill Haggerty, recommends his favorite routes—from short day walks to backcountry treks through the Western Slope’s spectacular landscape, including hikes near Aspen, Vail, the Flat Tops Wilderness, Steamboat Springs, Crested Butte and Gunnison, Ouray, Telluride, Grand Junction, and more. Inside you'll find Hikes suited to every ability GPS-compatible trail maps and route profiles Mile-by-mile directional cues Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, best hiking seasons, and more
Bulletin of the American Geographical Society
Author: American Geographical Society of New YorkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 1196
Book Description
Early Days on the Western Slope of Colorado
Author: Sidney JocknickPublisher: Western Reflections Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Sidney Jocknick arrived on the Western Slope of Colorado in 1870, beginning as a cook at the Ute agency, then a cow-puncher, and later a miner and rancher. He was there at the founding of almost every town in Western Colorado. This is the book to buy if you want to read about early days in Colorado.
Writings on American History
Author: I Remember One Horse...
Author: Anita McCune WittPublisher:
ISBN: 9780972625708
Category : Cowboys
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
I Remember One Horse, The Last of the Cowboys in the Roaring Fork Valley and Beyond is a compilation of the stories and pictures of 26 Western Colorado cowboys. They endured the hard life and the harsh climate, the Great Depression of the 1930s, the loss of friends and kin-folk during World War I and II and Korea. They worked hard and played hard. Survive they did, with grit and good humor. Here are their pictures, pictures of their like, and their story.
Colorado Bouldering
Author: Phillip BenningfieldPublisher:
ISBN: 9781892540324
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
My First Life
Author: Frederick BlachlyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781737228011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
FF Blachly's newly-discovered memoir from the late 19th century brings us an intimate view of his family's survival on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies, offering a remarkably detailed look at an historically-important era of the American Frontier. In 1880, when this story begins, land recently stolen from the Ute Indians, was being turned into ranches, farms, mines, and towns by white settlers who depended on horses for transportation and farming, while cowboys, grizzly bears and outlaws still roamed free. In 1893, a family tragedy involving the notorious McCarty Gang left the author at the age of 13 responsible for the welfare of his mother and seven brothers. His story is full of adventure, heartbreaking setbacks, and struggles against extreme poverty. Yet, in spite of seemingly insurmountable adversities, he and his family were blessed with a wealth of spirit, good health, intelligence, and wit that carried them through the hardest of times. In My First Life, Blachly takes us back in time, while painting an intimate portrait of the human experience that is both timeless and universal. It is a story that will touch the heart of every reader.