This book tells of the incredible luck of the gold miners in Colorado's fabulous past, a slice of history that is as alive today as in was in those days. This 6"x9" paperback has 206 pages filled with stories and photographs of the times of the Colorado gold rush. See table of contents at the bottom of this page. Stephen M. Voynick, author.
Colorado Gold: From the Pike's Peak Rush to the Present Table of Contents
Introduction
1
Chapter 1. Pike's Peak or Bust!
The Bust
4
The Boom
15
Chapter 2. A Most Remarkable Metal
32
Chapter 3. The Shadow of Silver 1868-1895
44
Chapter 4. Cripple Creek
64
Chapter 5. $20 Gold: From Bonanza to Bust 1896-1929
82
Chapter 6. $35 Gold: Too Little, Too Late 1930-1969
102
Chapter 7. Free Market Gold: Restoring the Glitter 1970-present
116
Chapter 8. Recreational Mining: The Popular Romance
136
Chapter 9. The Legends and the Lost
150
Chapter 10. Preserving the Heritage
166
Chapter 11. Colorado Gold: The Legacy and the Future
182
Sources, Acknowledgements and Thanks
195
Index
198
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