"This is not a history book. Rather it is a directory of towns, and compilation of known information about those towns. In undertaking the stud, I was amazed at the amount of legend and contradictory information Colorado history has collected in just one hundred years. Who was it that said: 'History is the perpetuation of saleable gossip'? (Perhaps, nobody has said it yet. In that case, it's mine, all mine.) "As of this moment, this is the most complete compilation of Colorado mining towns - ghost or going - available. "For ...
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"This is not a history book. Rather it is a directory of towns, and compilation of known information about those towns. In undertaking the stud, I was amazed at the amount of legend and contradictory information Colorado history has collected in just one hundred years. Who was it that said: 'History is the perpetuation of saleable gossip'? (Perhaps, nobody has said it yet. In that case, it's mine, all mine.) "As of this moment, this is the most complete compilation of Colorado mining towns - ghost or going - available. "For the fourth edition, over 100 towns have been added. Also, I have included a new chapter (XXVI. Addendum, page 466), the first couple of pages of which can well be read as a second Preface to the book." - Perry Eberhart, Preface
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Add this copy of Guide to the Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps to cart. $16.00, fair condition, Sold by Crabtree's Collection rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sebago, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Sage Books.
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Book. Octavo; Third, revised edition; G/Fair-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with brown print; DJ has tears along top and bottom edges and to flap folds, significant soiling to front, spine, and rear; Boards in blue cloth with blue print, wear to spine caps and corners, peripheral toning, slight warping; Text block has spotting to edges, tanning to endpaper hinges, 479 pages, illustrated (b&w). 1334863. FP New Rockville Stock.
Add this copy of Guide to the Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps to cart. $26.57, good condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Sage Books.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 2nd edition. In protective mylar cover. (ghost towns, colorado, mining towns, guidebooks ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
