Colorado History Mysteries
Author : Patty Maher
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 35,89 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Colorado
ISBN : 9780997273007
Colorado Myths and Legends
Author : Jan Murphy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 21,75 MB
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1493023195
Book Description
From the Anasazi cliff dwellings to tales of Buffalo Bill's bravado, and from an unsolved bank robbery in Denver to the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado Myths and Legends examines a fascinating array of puzzling events, unsolved mysteries, and tragic crimes in the often troubled (but always compelling!) history of the Centennial State. Read about the mysterious French miner-turned-hotelier, the incongruous Great Sand Dunes that stretch for miles at the base of towering snow-capped mountains, and the strange disappearance of an entire ancient civilization.
Historic Mysteries of Western Colorado
Author : David P Bailey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 22,57 MB
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 143966675X
Book Description
From Mesoamerican mysteries to local legends, history waits to be unearthed on Colorado’s western slope . . . A crew of historians, archaeologists, and scientists, the Western Investigations Team uses ground-penetrating radar, electron microscopy, innovative metallurgic research, and newly discovered documents to re-examine fascinating historical questions and contribute new chapters to history. This book offers stories of their fascinating work, accompanied by many photos. Revelations include discovering new evidence in the infamous case of Alferd Packer, aka the “Colorado Cannibal,” and old Spanish colonial relics near Kannah Creek. Investigators follow the trail of lost Spanish explorers searching for the Seven Cities of Gold, and pursue archaeological signs of a prehistoric civilization north of Collbran. Expeditions search for the legend of the Utes’ Cave of the Ancients and the fabled location of Aztlán, the Aztecs’ original homeland. These and other tales offer an intriguing new look at the history of western Colorado.
Hard-to-believe-but-true! Book of Colorado History, Mystery, Trivia, Legend, Lore, Humor & More
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Carole Marsh Books
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 50,17 MB
Release : 1994
Category :
ISBN : 0793302056
Book Description
Colorado's Unsolved Mysteries (& Their "Solutions")
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Carole Marsh Books
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 20,91 MB
Release : 1994
Category :
ISBN : 0793357373
Book Description
The Lucky Hat Mine
Author : J.v.L. Bell
Publisher : Hansen Publishing Group LLC
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1601823355
Book Description
J.v.L. Bell is a Colorado native who was raised climbing Colorado’s 14,000 foot mountains, exploring old ghost towns, and reading stories about life in the early frontier days. She enjoys hiking with friends and family, visiting new places and meeting new people, rafting the rivers of Utah and Colorado, and reading great historical fiction. She lives in Louisville, Colorado with her two daughters and her husband. Curious what is fact versus fiction in The Lucky Hat Mine? Visit the author’s web page at www.JvLBell.com and read her blogs about the historical topics she researched while writing The Lucky Hat Mine.
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Author : Matthew Sullivan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,79 MB
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1501116843
Book Description
Lydia Smith, a clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, calls the lonely regulars who spend every day marauding the store's overwhelmed shelves "BookFrogs." When Joey Molina, a young BookFrog, kills himself in the bookstore's upper room, he bequeaths his meager worldly possessions to her. Trinkets and books; the detritus of a lonely, uncared for man. But they seem to contain a hidden message. As Lydia untangles the mystery of Joey's suicide, she unearths a long buried memory from her own violent childhood.
The Great Book of Colorado
Author : Bill O'Neill
Publisher : Lak Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 2020-04-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781648450464
Book Description
This is quite possibly the most interesting, fun and entertaining book you'll ever find about the state of Colorado. It comes packed with interesting stories, history, trivia and fun facts that will spark your curiosity about the great state of Colorado.
The Capitol Ghost Mystery
Author : Michelle Barone
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780976901778
Book Description
A young girl attempts to unravel a series of puzzling happenings at the Denver, Colorado Capitol building.
Silver Lies
Author : Ann Parker
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,88 MB
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1615951482
Book Description
They all came to Leadville with the same purpose: Get in. Get rich. Get out. As 1879 draws to a close, this Rocky Mountain boomtown has infected the world with silver fever. It's not much different than the dot.com mania or the corporate scams that heat up over a century later. Unfortunately for Joe Rose, a precious-metals assayer, death stakes its own claim. Joe's body is found trampled into the muck behind Inez Stannert's saloon. Inez already had much more to deal with than pouring shots of Taos Lightning and cleaning up a corpse. A lady educated on the East Coast, she has a past that doesn't bear close scrutiny, including her elopement with a gambling man who has recently disappeared. Most townsfolk, including Inez's business partner, Abe Jackson, dismiss Joe's death as an accident. Death, after all, is no stranger in Leadville. But Inez wonders: Why was this loving husband and father carrying a brass token good for "one free screw" at the parlor house of Denver madam Mattie Silks? When Joe's widow Emma asks Inez to settle Joe's affairs, almost against her will, Inez uncovers skewed assays, bogus greenbacks, and blackmail. Lies and secrets run deep in Colorado, secretsmore likely to lead to a hanging than to today's congressional hearings or country-club prisons for the crooked and the greedy. Then again, maybe Joe's murder was purely personal.... Silver Rush Mysteries: Silver Lies (Book 1) Iron Ties (Book 2) Leaden Skies (Book 3) Mercury's Rise (Book 4) What Gold Buys (Book 5) A Dying Note (Book 6) Mortal Music (Book 7) Praise for the Silver Rush Mysteries: "Plenty of convincing action bodes well for a long and successful series."—Publishers Weekly STARRED review for Iron Ties "Meticulously researched and full of rich period details...her characters will stay will you long after you've finished the last page. Highly recommended."—TASHA ALEXANDER, New York Times bestselling author for Mortal Music "One of the most authentic and evocative historical series around. Long live Inez!"—RHYS BOWEN, New York Times bestselling author for What Gold Buys Winner of the WILLA Literary Award for Historical Fiction Colorado Gold Award for Best Mystery
