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Cripple Creek District
Last of Colorado's Gold Booms
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About this book
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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Yes, you can access Cripple Creek District by Jan MacKell,Cripple Creek District Museum in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & North American History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. BEFORE THE DISTRICT AND HOW IT WAS FORMED
- 2. THE BIRTH OF A GOLD BOOM (1892–1893)
- 3. THE FIRST OF TWO LABOR STRIKES (1893–1894)
- 4. THE COMING OF THE RAILROADS (1894–1896)
- 5. BURNING MEMORIES (1896–1899)
- 6. THE PEAK OF THE DISTRICT (1900–1904)
- 7. CHARACTERS AND FAMOUS FOLK OF THE DISTRICT
- 8. SLOWING DOWN (1905–1914)
- 9. END OF AN ERA AND THE SAVING OF CRIPPLE CREEK (1915–1960)
- 10. STRUGGLES AS A TOURIST MECCA (1960S–1980S)
- 11. ELEVEN YEARS OF GAMING (1991–2002)
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX