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Early Ascents On Pikes Peak
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Author : Woody Smith
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-16
Early Ascents On Pikes Peak written by Woody Smith and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-16 with History categories.
An intriguing, firsthand look at what it was like to ascend the storied Colorado mountain and experience its allure in the early days of the Old West. Magnificent Pikes Peak rises dramatically from the Colorado prairie to a height of 14,114 feet above sea level. Visible for one hundred miles around, the granite giant’s magnetic appeal compelled rugged mountaineers more than a century ago to risk loose saddles, electrical storms and even murder on treacherous expeditions to the summit. First known as Long Mountain by the Indigenous peoples who sojourned at its hot springs, Pikes Peak was a full-fledged tourist destination by the 1870s. Eager men and women ventured up and down by foot, horse, burro, stagecoach, rail and bicycle. Colorado Mountain Club historian Woody Smith captures the news of the era to recount the thrill of pioneer days on America’s most famous mountain.
The Illustrated Miners Hand Book And Guide To Pike S Peak
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
The Illustrated Miners Hand Book And Guide To Pike S Peak written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Colorado categories.
Pikes Peak
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Author : Sherry Monahan
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2002
Pikes Peak written by Sherry Monahan and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Photography categories.
Before being "discovered" by U.S. explorer Zebulon Pike in 1806, the Pikes Peak region was home to a variety of different cultures, including Native Americans, Mexicans, and French and Spanish explorers. Captured here in almost 200 vintage images are the lives, trials, adventures, and leisures of some of the Peak's early pioneers and visitors, covering a span of almost 60 years. Along with rare images of the Pikes Peak area from the late 1800s, this collection contains a number of previously unpublished photographs. These include pictures of female pioneers traversing mountains in Cheyenne canons and other vicinities in the 1920s; Colorado Mountain Club members on their hiking trips in the area; pre-World War I memoirs and poems from local residents; and pictures of local prospectors, like Frank Nelson, who remained long after the large gold deposits were discovered. Also featured is the development of the surrounding communities and attractions of the Peak, including Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Cripple Creek, Cheyenne Mountain and Canons, Garden of the Gods, Canon City, Royal Gorge, the Broadmoor Hotel, and the Cliff House.
Pike S Peak A Family Saga
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Author : Frank Waters
language : en
Publisher: Swallow Press
Release Date : 1971
Pike S Peak A Family Saga written by Frank Waters and has been published by Swallow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Colorado categories.
During the fabulous reign of Colorado Silver, innumerable prospectors passed by Pike's Peak on their way to the silver strikes at Leadville, Aspen, and the boom camps in the Saguache, Sangre de Cristo, and San Juan mountain. Then, in 1890, a carpenter named Winfield Scott Stratton discovered gold along Cripple Creek. By 1900, this six square mile area on the south slope of Pike's Peak supported 475 mines and led the world in gold production. Against this backdrop of frenzied mining and gold fever, Pike's Peak tells the story of Joseph Rogier, a man who seeks and finds his fortune in Colorado, and then loses everything in pursuit of something more important. Arriving in Colorado Springs in the 1870s, Rogier becomes a successful contractor and builder and helps to raise a little mountain town into the Saratoga of the west. He rears a large family and scoffs at the "alfalfa miners" chasing silver strikes everywhere. But with the discovery of gold at nearby Cripple Creek, Rogier is shaken and methodically squanders his prosperous business and all his property attempting to reach the "great gold heart" of Pike's Peak. Waters' is a psychologically modern novel whose universal theme is expressed on the grand scale of the opening of a territory. It is both a marvelously colorful and detailed account of the days when Colorado boomed and Denver became a big town, and an allegory of one man's furious pursuit of the truth within himself.
The Great Pikes Peak Gold Rush
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Author : Robert L. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Caxton Press
Release Date : 2001
The Great Pikes Peak Gold Rush written by Robert L. Brown and has been published by Caxton Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Colorado's Pikes Peak Gold Rush was an event of enormous social and cultural significance, changing the basic economy and lifestyle of the entire region. Pikes Peak became synonymous with the wild westward rush that ensued.
Pikes Peak Backcountry
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Author : Celinda Reynolds Kaelin
language : en
Publisher: Caxton Press
Release Date : 1999
Pikes Peak Backcountry written by Celinda Reynolds Kaelin and has been published by Caxton Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press This is the story of the other side of Colorado's best-known mountain- the region west of Pikes Peak. It includes stories of the first settlers and the founders of towns. It also tells of the bust years between world wars when the railroad tracks were pulled up and many communities vanished.
Pikes Peak America S Mountain
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Author : Jack Denton
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2018-11-17
Pikes Peak America S Mountain written by Jack Denton and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-17 with Art categories.
It has been an extremely fulfilling experience of six years to set up my easel and work on location to interpret the grandeur of Pikes Peak. In 2015, three years into this painting series, I became resolved to complete one hundred canvases of America’s Mountain and document it with a book. And now in 2018, after many seasons in the making and fifty years as a landscape painter, I can truly know that this visual journey has been an artistic project of a lifetime—a come to the mountain experience! My essential epiphany from this epic endeavor is that Pikes Peak, although an enormous historic granite mountain located in semi-arid region of Colorado, quite often resembles an oceanic rugged coastline due to dynamic atmospherics—a marvelous irony because the peak was thrust upward eons ago from the ocean floor. Pikes Peak’s massive size and beauty in all seasons is pure joy for my artist soul. I invite you to see America’s Mountain through my eyes!
Pike S Peak
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Author : Frank Waters
language : en
Publisher: Swallow Press
Release Date : 1987
Pike S Peak written by Frank Waters and has been published by Swallow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Fiction categories.
...a sustained strength and beauty of style rarely found in fiction today. -- Chicago Daily News
Memories Of A Lifetime In The Pike S Peak Region
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Author : Irving Howbert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
Memories Of A Lifetime In The Pike S Peak Region written by Irving Howbert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Cheyenne Indians categories.
In The Shadow Of Pikes Peak
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Author : Mark Lee Gardner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999-12
In The Shadow Of Pikes Peak written by Mark Lee Gardner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-12 with Business enterprises categories.