The Labor History of the Cripple Creek District
Author: Benjamin McKie Rastall
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 480
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Author: Benjamin McKie Rastall
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 480
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mabel Barbee Lee
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780803279124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMabel Barbee Lee has written a rousing tale of early days in Cripple Creek, Colorado. She speaks with authority because she arrived there as a child in 1892, and with wide-eyed wonder saw the whole place turn to gold. With his divining rod, Mabel's father tapped gold ore on Beacon Hill but missed becoming a millionaire by selling his claim short. Nonetheless, life was rich for young Mabel in a booming town with points of interest like Poverty Gulch, the Continental Hotel, and a fantastic house called Finn's Folly; with characters around like the promoter Windy Joe and (seen from a distance) the madam Pearl De Vere; with something always going on, whether a celebration or a disastrous fire or train wreck or a no-nonsense miners' strike. Mabel Lee's book brings back a time and place with affection. The foreword is by Lowell Thomas, who was her pupil when she was a young schoolmarm in Cripple Creek. "One of the most fascinating accounts of a gold rush town."-Chicago Sunday Tribune. "More entertaining by far than the run of fictional westerns, more authentic, of course, and a great deal more moving."-W. M. Teller, Saturday Review
Author: Marshall Sprague
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-09-09
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781537558394
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMoney Mountain, first published in 1953, is the story of the fantastically rich Cripple Creek gold mines of Colorado. Detailed are the discovery of the lode and the first mining claims, the development of the town, the incredible wealth generated by the gold, the inevitable labor strife, disasters such as fires and floods; all well-researched and presented in an entertaining style. Included are 13 pages of maps and photographs. Marshall Sprague (1909-1994) authored a number of books and articles on the American West.
Author: Cripple Creek (Colo.)
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Published: 1894
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Linda Wommack
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Published: 2019-05-29
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781943829200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn October 20, 1890, Bob Womack struck gold and staked his El Paso mining claim at Poverty Gulch, which eventually ignited the greatest gold rush in Colorado's history. During Bob's lifetime, over two hundred and fifty million dollars worth of gold was mined from the Cripple Creek Mining District, which Womack was instrumental in establishing. The story of the man and the gold discovery are told through first-hand accounts from not only Womack's quotes but other legendary figures such as Irving Howbert, Horace Bennett, Leslie Doyle Spell and William, and Ida Womack. Today, over one hundred and twenty-five years after that historic gold discovery, gold is still mined in the mining district of Cripple Creek. The legacy of Robert "Bob' Miller Womack will forever remain as the discoverer of "The Greatest Gold Camp On Earth."
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Publisher: Pikes Peak Library District
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 1567352235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Elizabeth Jameson
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780252066900
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNot a poor man's camp -- Staking the claims -- In union there is strength -- Sirs and brothers -- Imperfect unions -- A white man's camp -- Class-conscious lines -- As if we lived in free America -- Look away over Jordan.
Author: Catherine Rinker
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Published: 1934
Total Pages: 134
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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738582146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs one of the last major boomtowns created from gold rushes in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, the Cripple Creek District, located just west of Pikes Peak, became home to thousands of men, women, and children from dozens of nationalities the world over. They struggled to establish homes in the rugged and sometimes inhospitable environment of high-altitude gold camp life. The need for a modicum of civilization's amenities in this roughneck enclave, which eventually became the Teller County seat, was stunted by mining's inherent injuries and illness, the harsh mountain winters, great fires that destroyed many area towns, and debilitating labor strikes. More than a century of pioneer living is represented in this evocative tour through famous and infamous local history, from the early settlers to the descendants and residents who still call the Cripple Creek District home.