Growing Up in Estes Park During the 1950s And 60s
Growing Up in Estes Park During the 1950s And 60s

Author: Tyger Gilbert

Publisher: Tyger Gilbert

Published: 2022-07-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781792396267

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My story is about me being "The Luckiest Kid in The World" just because I grew up in Estes Park, Colorado. Not only is it one of the most beautiful places on Earth, but this unique little town has always been a place where toughness, determination, and being willing to help and look out for one another were historic requirements just to survive. And people in Estes still had that "Frontier Spirit" in the 1950s and 60s, so I was the recipient of the best they had to offer. I tell you about the freedoms I enjoyed, the honest and caring teachers, friends, and other folks living there who instilled their values and beliefs in me, and how being just outside Rocky Mountain National Park gave me a true love for Nature and the wonderful animals and plant life that exists in our magnificent environment everywhere. Rather than bore you with my verbosity, I show you what it was like with hundreds of photos while adding my crazy jokes and anecdotes to entertain you. Then I contrast what it was like "back then" to what many consider the over-populated, tightly controlled, and ever-deteriorating conditions of the present, just to be sure everyone knows and appreciates what they have left today.

Legendary Locals of Estes Park
Legendary Locals of Estes Park

Author: Steve Mitchell

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-04-25

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1439655952

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In the 1870s, ranchers Abner Sprague, William James, and Alexander MacGregor raised cattle while the Earl of Dunraven bought land for a private hunting reserve. It was neither cows nor hunting that defined Estes Park, though. Visitors were attracted to its beauty and crystalline mountain air. Inspired by conservationist John Muir, Enos Mills preserved the area's splendor by spearheading the establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park while F.O. Stanley welcomed guests to his regal Stanley Hotel, the inspiration for Stephen King's novel The Shining. As cars replaced horses downtown, Charlie Eagle Plume entertained visitors with Indian dancing, and "Casey" Martin offered children rides on his Silver Streak train. In the off-season when tourists were scarce, grocer Ron Brodie extended credit to the locals, and George Hurt ran lifts for skiers at Hidden Valley. But it was adversity that tested the town and defined its character. After the 1982 Lawn Lake Flood inundated Elkhorn businesses, town officials revitalized the downtown landscape with urban renewal. When the devastating 2013 flood washed out mountain roads and isolated Estes Park, local businesses banded together and were "Mountain Strong."

Those Were the Days
Those Were the Days

Author: Neal Murphy

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2008-01-28

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1462817556

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You are invited to return to the 1940s and 1950s with the author for a look at humorous events that happened in his life. Born and reared in San Augustine, Texas, life was truly in the slow lane. The Early Years – read about his first experience with chewing tobacco, and shooting his grandfather’s shotgun, raising a pet chicken, owning his first dog, and landing his first job. School Days – true stories of attacks by a goose, fishing with his coaches, and his initiation into high school, and a fight at school. College Years – working at a funeral home, a runaway cot, and experience with “white lightning”. Early Married Life – Burning his marriage license twice, a diddler on his roof, and go along on a lost weekend, read about the ditch nurse. Long Arm of The Law – Humorous incidents that happened while working as a police officer. Read about an embarrassing moment for the author, Baptist foxes, and dueling cops. A mail box in a cemetery causes questions. Home Town – Reminisce about a drive-in movie, a mystery drink, and catching a huge fish in a small pond. Finally, selling the old family house.

They Started in MGs
They Started in MGs

Author: Carl Goodwin

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2011-08-10

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0786486244

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An affordable, lightweight sports car suitable for racing, the MG TC launched the sports car scene in postwar America. A wave of drivers first competed on the track in these and the later TD, TF and MGA models during the 1950s, many of them eventually moving up to Porsches, Alfa Romeos, Jaguars and Ferraris. Eighty such drivers, from the famous (e.g., Phil Hill, John Fitch, David E. Davis, Jr.) to lesser known men and women with equally vivid stories, are profiled in this book, which presents many of their recollections from firsthand interviews alongside a wealth of period photographs.

No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home

Author: Jerri Garretson

Publisher: Jerri Garretson

Published: 2023-08-21

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13:

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Jerri Garretson lived a total of 33 years in Manhattan, Kansas, in three periods. This book features 55 topics about life in the years she was growing up there, plus 13 mini-biographies of teachers and neighbors that were important in her life. It is illustrated with over 800 photos of people, places, and events, and even everyday objects most of us no longer use. To assist readers unfamiliar with Manhattan, she has included maps, and to anchor local events to the nation and the world, there is a timeline. The book is thoroughly indexed. Though many dates and events are mentioned, it is not a history of the city, but rather an entertaining account about the way of life in that time and place. Please be aware that this is a 298 page, heavily illustrated book in the same fixed format as the printed book. As such, it is a download of about large download of approximately 227 MB and will take much longer to download than a novel in flowing format that has no illustrations.

Historians Without Borders
Historians Without Borders

Author: Lawrence Abrams

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-11

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1351244736

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This text explores a variety of themes developed from successive years of the University of California, Davis, multidisciplinary graduate conference. It draws out connections on a wide array of topics among the arts, humanities, and sciences in history for multidisciplinary study. This text presents a rare forum for multidisciplinary connections researched and presented by junior specialists in their respective fields. It enables both creativity and flexibility in drawing out connections that are frequently overlooked by more specialized senior scholars. This book is a unique exercise in the promotion of junior scholarly achievement and multidisciplinary research.

History of the Soyfoods Movement Worldwide (1960s-2019)
History of the Soyfoods Movement Worldwide (1960s-2019)

Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi

Publisher: Soyinfo Center

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 1978

ISBN-13: 1948436094

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The world's most comprehensive, well documented and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographical index. 615 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.