Wicked Cripple Creek District

by Jan Mackell Collins

Malice in a Mining Mecca

Pernicious activity tends to follow prosperity, and the heyday of the Cripple Creek mining district was no exception. Cripple Creek's first murder spilled out from a saloon in 1892. The 1894 heist at the Victor Hotel took place mere months after opening. Railroad superintendent Richard Newell was gunned down over a construction right of way dispute--a contentious, nationwide issue to this day. By...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467157937
• ISBN13: 9781467157933
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.5"