Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps

by Sandra Dallas

Book Overview

Prospectors lured to the West in hopes of striking rich settled a thousand towns in the Colorado mountains. The cry of "Gold!" or "Silver!" or a few flecks of color in a tin cup sent them to remote, often inhospitable locations to search for the precious metals.

Close on the heels of the miners were the merchant, the gamblers, the prostitutes, the washerwomen, the capitalists, and the con men. Together they turned the mining camps into bustling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806120843
• ISBN13: 9780806120843
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

A treasure of interesting, off beat history

This is probably the best book I've ever found on the subject of Colorado's amazing list of ghost towns. From common ghost towns to scenic hidden treasures, this book provides a detailed history of each, including photos whenever possible. I purchased the book planning to use it as a supplement to my off-road ghost town trip a few months back. I also purchased a book that detailed the roads and trails I would need to get to some of these places, but this book gives you the reason to go. Some of the stories in it are sad, like mentions of "Stillborn Alley" in Cripple Creek. Some are fun, like the history of Idaho Springs, but all are entertaining and interesting. The author does an excellent job of not just recounting the history, but reveling it in such a way that you feel you can understand why people chose to live in some of these desolate locales. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in learning to "ghosttown" or looking for a book they could pick up at any time and spend 10 minutes or two hours enjoying.

Ghost Towns of Colorado - Mining

Great book, details several mining and ghost town areas in Colorado. Very well written and descriptive.

Great Book!!!

A great book on the ghost towns of this beautiful state! One of the best I've seen on the subject!