{"product_id":"wicked-old-colorado-city-jan-mackell-collins-9781467158923","title":"Wicked Old Colorado City: Colorado Springs' Wild Westside","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFerocity and Revelry on the Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Colorado Springs was founded next to the former territorial capital of Colorado City in 1871, the new town hoped that the old town would be absorbed or go away altogether. Yet Colorado City had survived since 1859 by offering what Colorado Springs would not: liquor, gambling, and wild women. Prairie Dog O'Byrne, Dusty McCarty, Laura Bell McDaniel, and a host of others added much color to more than two dozen saloons and a sizeable red-light district, while the enclave of Ramona was founded specifically for drinking and prizefights. Author Jan MacKell Collins recounts the personalities and persuasions that contributed to making Old Colorado City a raucous, albeit important, part of history in the American West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Mackell Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467158925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467158923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.07w x 0.48d","brand":"Jan Mackell Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520210448639,"sku":"9781467158923","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c280d25-3593-48f1-a974-f3c374b84f4a.jpg?v=1778741394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wicked-old-colorado-city-jan-mackell-collins-9781467158923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}