Notorious San Juans - Wicked Tales from Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties

From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the "grave misfortune" of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are packed with mystery, pathos, and fascinating historical details. Mined from the frontier newspapers of Ouray, San Juan, and La Plata counties, these stories tell of range wars, desperadoes and cattle rustlers, lynchings, ill-tempered ranchers with trigger-fingers, and women fed up with their husbands. There are famous and infamous newsmen, wild stagecoach rides, scapegoats, and stolen lands. Carol Turner's Notorious San Juans offers a rowdy ride through the region's not-so-quiet history.

About the author

Carol Turner has a BA in English from Sonoma State University and an MFA in creative writing and literature from Bennington College. She is the author of Economics for the Impatient, and her short fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines. She lives in Colorado, writes a history column for the Broomfield Enterprise and maintains a Colorado history blog.

Product details

• Authors: Carol Turner
• Publisher: The History Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.06.2011
• EAN: 9781609492601
• ISBN: 978-1-60949-260-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 227 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Series: Wicked; Wicked
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous