Western Reflections Publishing Co.
Beyond the Great Divide
Product Code:
9781890437190
ISBN13:
9781890437190
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$17.95
Beyond the Great Divide
$17.95
Abbott Fay, Colorado's noted historian and author of I Never Knew That About Colorado, shares 101 unique stories of places and people during Western Colorado's early days.Did you know that:
-- Several explorers claimed a wooden sailing ship was found near Red Cliff in 1879 stuck in ice in a cave filled with crystals and gold?
-- Delta women went on strike in the 1880s, refusing to cook evening meals until sidewalks were built and streets paved?
-- Silverton sprouted the first nationally recognized cowboy band in 1885?
-- In 1885, elephants pushed a train over Boreas Pass -- the world's highest railroad crossing?Plus ninety-six other amazing stories . . .
-- Several explorers claimed a wooden sailing ship was found near Red Cliff in 1879 stuck in ice in a cave filled with crystals and gold?
-- Delta women went on strike in the 1880s, refusing to cook evening meals until sidewalks were built and streets paved?
-- Silverton sprouted the first nationally recognized cowboy band in 1885?
-- In 1885, elephants pushed a train over Boreas Pass -- the world's highest railroad crossing?Plus ninety-six other amazing stories . . .
| Author: Abbott Fay |
| Publisher: Western Reflections Publishing Co. |
| Publication Date: Sep 05, 2000 |
| Number of Pages: 224 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1890437190 |
| ISBN-13: 9781890437190 |
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