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Silver Saga: The Story of Caribou, Colorado (Mining the American West)
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by Duane A. Smith
Sales Rank: 1193810
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List Price: $21.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 230 pages
Published by: University Press of ColoradoEdition: Revised Edition March 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0870817299
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0870817298
Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 12.3 ounces
Eric Clements, Mining History Journal, 2006
" Smith reminds us that the value of Caribou's story is its typicality, that `the chronicles of the Caribousare the heart and soul of the people who ventured optimistically and hopefully into the mining West.'"
Book Description
Revised and updated, Duane A. Smith's classic study of this important silver mining town is back in print.
Reader Reviews
As someone who lives in Eldora, and has spent a ton of time up on Caribou Flats, this book is simply an invaluable description of a time gone by. Lot's of historical info, backed with a more human side to keep the reader interested. It's amazing to think that in the 1870's, 3,000 people lived right on the Continental Divide, in some of the harshest conditions around, searching for silver. Even more amazing, that just thirty years later, the town was basically gone. Today the only occupants of Caribou are the caretaker of one of the remnant mines, a few mountain bikers, hikers, elk and other wildlife. It's a little eerie riding through this area, with all the ghosts wandering about. Cool read, highly recommended.
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