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"How Crested Butte Became a Tourist Town," is a fun-filled social history about the evolution of a once tiny, working-class, ethnic, mining town into one of today's major destination tourist towns and recreation communities that cater to the recreation needs of both its upper-middle class visitors and residents alike. That transformation occured in the post-WWII period as our nation was moving from the industial revolution into the industrial age, and more people were "living lives of not such quiet desperation (to paraphrase Henry David Thoreau) and needed time to play and rejuvenate themselves and had more disposable income to do that. The book focuses on the early stages of that transformation, from the late 1960's to the latter part of the '70's. the days that were the most racous, wild, and conflict ridden. That was the period when new young immigrants to the town laid the foundation for what exists today, and fought with the old-timers and among themselves in order to do that. Advanced readers heaped praise on the work. One of them, the current mayor who has been a local elected official for almost 30 years said, "... tells the story of a town emerging from a domant cocoon ...its identity being pulled from divergent groups from old time miners to the counterculture radicals of the 60's ...[shows] how civilization is shaped by strong personalities..." Another one, the long time editor of the local newspaper commented, "a love story to ... Crested Butte ... [that] probably describes a number of ... outposts in the mountains of America ... in the 60s, 70s, and 80s." A professor emeritus of geography at the University of New Mexico at Los Alamos wrote, "...a detailed perspective on the transformation and evolution of community ... defines the journey that many communities ... have taken, are taking, and will take ..." The executive director of the Crested Butte Heritage Museum noted, "Drawing on extensive interviews, archival research and personal experiences, Kahn vividly describes the social forces that defined [the] 1960s and 70s in Crested Butte. ... a wild time in a wild place." Ten years in the making, this work is based on about seventy-five 2-6 hour interviews with people who were full-time residents, "locals," in the 60s and 70s, extensive and detailed readings of the two local newspapers during that era, listening and watching audio and video tapes of old-time miners, ranchers, and the new recreationists from that period, as well as other written materials about that era. Despite the sociological and other social science content of the book, it is not written in "ologese"; it is written in plain English. Enjoy the book!
The Western Slope towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte are defined by their placement in the Colorado Rockies. Both are located in alpine valleys surrounded by 14,000-foot-high peaks with sparkling mountain-fed streams, and both dominate the Gunnison country, a unique wilderness covering over 4,000 square miles. Beginning over 400 years ago, Native Americans, fur traders, explorers, miners, railroaders, and cattlemen all made a place for themselves in the area. Today Gunnison, Crested Butte, and the Gunnison country remain isolated and tranquil. Recreation, tourism, and cattle ranching now reign supreme as Gunnison and Crested Butte attempt to preserve their distinctly Western heritage.
The Wild West is infamous for its outrageous stories, cowboys, and gun battles. But the region is also known for its ghost stories, unexplained deaths, bizarre murders, and peculiar burials. In Weird Wild West, author Keven McQueen brings together a fabulous collection of tales of the darker and stranger side of Texas, Oklahoma, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington. Exploring mysterious deaths, true crime stories, and paranormal activity, this eerie collection uncovers long buried and disturbing stories of the region. Included are the unforgettable tales of the body-snatching of Billy the Kid, the revenge curse of a former deputy district attorney in Colorado, and the weird tale of Mr. Moon, who couldn't keep his dearly departed wife in the ground despite his best efforts. An intriguing, frightful, and entertaining exploration of the strange and gothic side of the Western states, Weird Wild West promises to send chills down your spine.
In the 87 issues of Snow Country published between 1988 and 1999, the reader can find the defining coverage of mountain resorts, ski technique and equipment, racing, cross-country touring, and the growing sport of snowboarding during a period of radical change. The award-winning magazine of mountain sports and living tracks the environmental impact of ski area development, and people moving to the mountains to work and live.
BEGIN AGAIN is Virginia Wesley’s first book written from a compilation of personal journals, letters, e-mails, and conversations with friends and family. Her most valuable tool is her memory and instant recall. Her favorite names for herself are Miracle Girl, GiGi as she is known to her grandchildren and Gin or Ginny as her friends and family know her. Ginny owned Mountain Moppets, a very beloved children’s boutique for 25 years in Old Colorado City on the Westside of Colorado Springs. She sold the business to someone who loved it as much as she did in 2006. Ginny continues to live in “The Springs” where she dotes on her daughter, Page, and her husband Chas and their beautiful children, Taylor Sage, 5 years, and Griffin Michael, 2 1⁄2. She has traveled the world including all of Europe, England,, Scotland, Canada’s British Columbia, South America’s Peru, Jamaica. The US Virgin Islands, and most recently China. She loves her own country, The United States of America, the most because she believes we have a very special kind of freedom like no other nation in the world. She also believes Colorado Springs is the most perfect and beautiful place she has ever known.