Organized around decades from the 1860s
to the 1950s,
Historic Tales is a delightful, anecdotal account of
the goings-on of beautiful Park County, Colorado. From mines to
murders, gold strikes to graveyards, Van Dusen’s work is full of
the colorful characters who comprised the landscape of the past. She
writes with the historian’s penchant for research and the
journalist’s eye for the story. The book brings to life the
hardships and heartaches of the pioneers, miners, and families who
settled this beautiful high valley of Colorado, as well as their
extraordinary good fortunes in mining discoveries, the cattle
business, and other business ventures.
If, while wandering Colorado’s high
country, you run across the remains of a cabin and find yourself
thinking “I wonder who lived there, and what their story is,”
this book just might have the answer. Highly recommended.
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