The Once and Future Silver Queen of the Rockies - Georgetown, Colorado, and the Fight for Survival into the Twentieth

The Once and Future Silver Queen of the Rockies delves into the life of Georgetown, Colorado, after the turn of the twentieth century as mining in Clear Creek County steadily declined and ultimately collapsed.

About the author

Christine Bradley is Clear Creek County Archivist, coauthor of Guide to the Georgetown Silver Plume Historic District and The Rise of the Silver Queen, and author of several publications for Historic Georgetown, Inc. and has served on many boards and commissions in Georgetown, Silver Plume, and Clear Creek County, Colorado.
Duane A. Smith is a professor of history at Fort Lewis College in Durango, and is the author or coauthor of more than fifty books on Colorado and the West. He also serves as chair of the Durango Parks and Forestry Board and on the Anima School House Museum Board.

Summary

The Once and Future Silver Queen of the Rockies delves into the life of Georgetown, Colorado, after the turn of the twentieth century as mining in Clear Creek County steadily declined and ultimately collapsed.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Bradley, Christine/ Smith Bradley, Duane A Smith, Duane A. Smith
• Publisher: University Press Of Colorado
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781607326076
• ISBN: 978-1-60732-607-6
• Series: Mining the American West; Mining the American West
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries