Forgotten Tales of Colorado

Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories like that of the first body buried in La Junta's Fairview Cemetery, a man who landed there for refusing alcohol to a kid, and that of the hotel in Telluride that once offered a promotion that included funeral costs with your stay. While history may have neglected these silly, seedy and salacious stories, author Stephanie Waters has rediscovered Colorado's best forgotten tales.

About the author

Stephanie Waters was brought up in a military household and has lived all over the United States, but is proud to call Colorado home. She graduated from Colorado High School, in Colorado Springs, and attended UCCS. She has a degree in Liberal Arts and is the owner and operator of Blue Moon Haunted History Tours in Manitou Springs.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Waters
• Assisted by: Kristen Solecki (Illustration)
• Publisher: The History Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2013
• EAN: 9781609498863
• ISBN: 978-1-60949-886-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 175 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Series: Forgotten Tales; Forgotten Tales
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous