Cripple Creek District: Last of Colorado's Gold Booms (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781589730748)

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.

Author: Jan Mackell, Cripple Creek District Museum
ISBN-10: 1589730747
ISBN-13: 9781589730748
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2003
Pages: 162
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d