Aspen: The History of a Silver-Mining Town, 1879-1893

by Malcolm J. Rohrbough

Book Overview

All those who delight in modern Aspen as a ski resort and cultural center, as well as those who enjoy reading about all the old Wild West, will be charmed by this book. In its heyday as a mining town, Aspen rivaled the camps of the California Gold Rush, Virginia City in Nevada's Comstock Lode, and Leadville in Colorado, and from 1887 to 1893 it was the riches silver-mining center in America. Aspen's story begins in 1879 with seven prospectors camped...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195040643
• ISBN13: 9780195040647
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"