La Milano

Gunnison And San Juan

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Gunnison And San JuanISBN13:9781937851002ISBN10:1937851001Author:Strahorn, Robert E. (Author)Description:Journalist Robert Strahorn Came To Gunnison County, Colorado In The Summer Of 1880 To See Firsthand What The Excitement Was All About The Utes Had Been Told They Would Have To Leave Colorado, Thus Opening A Vast And Rich Land To The West Of Gunnison To White Ranchers, Prospectors, And Settlers Strahorn Took It Upon Himself To Spread The News About This Unknown Land And Its Rich Mineral Discoveries (Most Of The Area's Mines Are Described In Detail In This Book) He Recognized The Potential Of This New Frontier's Coal, Timber, Grasslands, Marble, Iron, Real Estate Investment Opportunities, And Much More The Result Was This Interesting Overview Of The First Few Years After Mining Came To What Has Been Termed Gunnison Country, And The Formation Of The Towns Of Gunnison, Crested Butte, Pitkin, And Aspen, As Well As The Present-Day Ghost Towns Of Irwin, Ruby, Gothic, Willard, Hancock, Independence, And Schofield Strahorn Wrote Of A Need For More Hotels, Machinists, And Capitalists With Money To Help Spur The Development Of This Burgeoning Area Then He Turned His Attention To The San Juan District To The South, And Touted That Area's Booming Towns And Mines Of The Time -- Summitville, Lake City, Animas Forks, Silverton, Eureka, Ouray, Rico And Durango Strahorn Reported That In 1880 Every Newcomer Is A Prospector, And Wrote Of The Energy And Wonder Of Being In A Booming Mining District Where Great Stories Of Striking It Rich Were Heard Every Day Because Everything That Strahorn Wrote About In Gunnison And San Juan Is True, Readers Will Be Captivated By This Portrait In Time, When Even An Eastern Greenhorn Could Get Rich In A Minute Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:WESTERN REFLECTIONS INC (CO)Publication Date:2011-12-05Weight:0.26 lbsDimensions:0.19'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.5'' WNumber of Pages:94Language:English

Price: 14.65 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2025-01-03T13:14:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD

Product Images

Gunnison And San Juan

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Return policy details:

Book Title: Gunnison And San Juan

Educational Level: Adult & Further Education

Number of Pages: 94 Pages

Publication Name: Gunnison and San Juan

Language: English

Publisher: Western Reflections Publishing Company

Publication Year: 2012

Subject: United States / General

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: History

Author: Robert E. Strahorn

Format: Trade Paperback

Recommended

1964 The Crescent Motel Gunnison Colorado Half Moon Vtg Print Ad Man Cave 5"
1964 The Crescent Motel Gunnison Colorado Half Moon Vtg Print Ad Man Cave 5"

$9.68

View Details
BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON Colorado National Patch Patch approx 2X4"
BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON Colorado National Patch Patch approx 2X4"

$7.89

View Details
Caesar’s Gallic War Books I-IV By Walter Gunnison And Walter S. Harley 1907
Caesar’s Gallic War Books I-IV By Walter Gunnison And Walter S. Harley 1907

$35.00

View Details
National Park Monument Travel Bucket List Vinyl Sticker Water and UV proof Decal
National Park Monument Travel Bucket List Vinyl Sticker Water and UV proof Decal

$2.69

View Details
Gunnison CO Goads Fine Foods and Cocktail Lounge Colorado Postcard Vintage 1950s
Gunnison CO Goads Fine Foods and Cocktail Lounge Colorado Postcard Vintage 1950s

$6.99

View Details
Around Gunnison and Crested Butte (Images of America: Colorado)
Around Gunnison and Crested Butte (Images of America: Colorado)

$11.58

View Details
Gunnison And San Juan
Gunnison And San Juan

$15.68

View Details
Vintage Gunnison Deer And Tree Long Sleeve Button Down Shirt Size XL Cotton
Vintage Gunnison Deer And Tree Long Sleeve Button Down Shirt Size XL Cotton

$21.24

View Details
Currecanti Needle Black Canon of the Gunnison and Montrose Colorado CO
Currecanti Needle Black Canon of the Gunnison and Montrose Colorado CO

$11.95

View Details
Ideal Cleaners And Laundry Gunnison Colorado Coupe Venture Vintage Match Cover
Ideal Cleaners And Laundry Gunnison Colorado Coupe Venture Vintage Match Cover

$3.25

View Details