Description

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Deals with the mining camps of Colorado. This book is an illustrated history of 59 towns famous during the gold and silver rushes of the 1800's, with directions on how to get to each.

About the Author

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Robert L. Brown was a teacher of Western and Colorado history in the Denver School System for thirty-three years and later at the Denver Center of the University of Colorado. He has published a number of guide books focusing on Colorado history including "Colorado On Foot" (1991")" and "Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies (1968), "both published by Caxton Press.

Praise For…

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"For those who wish to explore the many ghost towns of beautiful Colorado, there is an excellent book that provides all of the above. Jeep Trails To Colorado Ghost Towns by Robert L. Brown is an excellent guide to many of the old ghost towns and mining areas which once dominated a portion of Colorado. In this guide, one finds helpful descriptions, histories, and photographs. I used Brown''s book on a recent exploratory trip into the Colorado Rockies and, on arriving at each and every site I selected to visit, I felt I knew it intimately as a result of studying this guide."—Treasure Facts