The great Pikes Peak gold rush
by Brown, Robert Leaman
Published by : Caxton Printers LTD (Caldwell, Idaho) Physical details: 124 p ISBN:0870043110. ISSN:978087004| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| sw 900 - 999 | 978.856 Bro (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Harold Grubelnik | 66645 |
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| 978.851 Mar Brothers are like that | 978.853 Lec Pueblo, Hardscrabble, Greenhorn | 978.855 Fro From Mace's Hole, the way it was, to Beulah, the way it is : | 978.856 Bro The great Pikes Peak gold rush | 978.856 Bru Crystal Park : | 978.856 McC Pikes Peak : | 978.856 Pie Summit of destiny |
Includes index.
The barrier land --
The earliest early birds --
The Cherokees --
Jackson and Gregory --
West to the Rockies --
Gold rush Denver and its contemporary rivals --
Approaches to the gold fields --
Supply towns and jumping off places --
Over the mountain wall --
Social and cultural aspects of the gold rush.
Describes the rush to gold experienced in Colorado beginning in 1859. As a result of the rush, many new towns were founded. Includes photographs and historical accounts of Golden Gate City, Golden, Morrison, Mount Vernon, and other eventual Jefferson County communities.
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