Notorious San Juans:: Wicked Tales from Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties

by Carol Turner and Carol Turner

Book Overview

From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the grave misfortune"? of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are packed with mystery, pathos and fascinating historical details. Mined from the frontier newspapers of Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties, these stories tell of range wars, desperadoes and cattle rustlers, lynchings, ill-tempered ranchers with trigger...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609492609
• ISBN13: 9781609492601
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"