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Cripple Creek District: Last of Colorado's Gold Booms (Making of America) Paperback – March 5, 2003

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The Cripple Creek District, on the back of Pikes Peak in central Colorado, first found fame through Bob Womack, the cowboy who publicized his knowledge of gold in the high country and drew thousands to the area. Gold fever allowed the region to flourish, while strikes, fires, and economic hardships threatened the district's survival. The dwindling population's fortitude, plus innovative ideas to boost the economy, carried the city from a struggling gold-miners' paradise to a favored tourist spot.
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Jan MacKell, author and historical and genalogical researcher, is affiliated with the Colorado State Historical Society, Old Colorado City Historical Society, El Paso County Pioneer Association, and several other historic groups. Her compelling narrative, coupled with vivid historic images, is an enlightening, informative portrayal of this central Colorado area.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcadia Publishing
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 5, 2003
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0738524131
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0738524139
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.31 x 9.25 inches
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Jan MacKell Collins has been a published author, speaker and presenter since 1995. Her focus has always been on western history, with an emphasis on historical prostitution. In addition to her many books, Ms. Collins has published numerous articles on her subjects in such magazines as True West, Montana Magazine, All About History and numerous regional magazines. She has also given dozens of programs both in person and via Zoom since 2003. Her accolades include a special guest segment on TruTV's Adam Ruins Everything and numerous television and radio interviews. In her off-time, Ms. Collins has served on preservation and museum boards in Colorado, Arizona and Oregon, and is a former director of the Cripple Creek District Museum in Colorado. Find out more at www.JanMacKellCollins.com.

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  • BG
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read. Each time you read this book you will learn something new.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2014
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    This is one of the most all around informative books I have found on the Cripple Creek Mining District. Own both the book and the kindle book. Is you are interested in learning about this area, this is the book for you.
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  • Colleen Rakowski
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome reading
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014
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    I am a native of Colorado and found the book fascinating as my uncle lost his life in one of the mines. I have been looking for more history on Cripple Creek and this book was great.
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  • Larry Wagoner
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2019
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    Well written about the history of Cripple Creek
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  • margie king
    5.0 out of 5 stars Collins is easy to read, accurate, and fabulously informative!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2019
    The author's years of thorough research, plus her talent as a writer, deliver an extremely accurate and informative history of the Cripple Creek District. With expertise and compassion, she delivered a realistic view of life as it was -- challenging, unimaginable, exciting, and to be treasured. I have re-read the book several times, and highly recommend her work. She gave me a perspective of the life of my grandparents who lived in Cripple Creek during the "last Great Gold Rush." I highly recommend her works! I only wish the narrator for the audio book had been more animated in his reading it and personally prefer the printed copy as a reference book.
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  • Mike A.
    2.0 out of 5 stars A low resolution copy of “Money Mountain”?
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2023
    As an avid student of Colorado history in general and of gold mining in particular, I highly enjoyed Marshall Sprague’s “Money Mountain” (1953) history of Cripple Creek.

    This book, however, published in 2003, must have been written with “Money Mountain” open nearby. Same vignettes and moments told in the same order, recalling many of the same turns of phrases Mr. Sprague used. Simple summarizations of stories Sprague told yet in less detail and with weaker prose.

    “Money Mountain” beats “Cripple Creek District” in my opinion.
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  • Jan MacKell Collins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazon spelled the title wrong in their listing!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2017
    The title of this book is misspelled on Amazon. It should be Cripple Creek District: Last of Colorado's Gold BOOMS.
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  • Richard Courson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great local history book!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2006
    A neat book giving details of the early area difficult to find elsewhere. Jan has a great writing style that's informative and easy to read and her book contains many vintage photos with views I have not previously seen. I just wish there was more! Nice meeting you at the Monarch!

    Richard Courson,

    Victor Colorado
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