Images of the San Juans - Historic Selections from the Ruth and Marvin Gregory Photograph Collection | 
 enlarge | Authors: P. David Smith, Marvin Gregory, Ruth Gregory
Publisher: Western Reflections
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1313422
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1890437123
Dewey Decimal Number: 978.83
EAN: 9781890437121
ASIN: 1890437123
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
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Product Description
Step back in time and see how prospectors, miners, merchants, investors, and families settled the mining towns in the gold and silver-rich San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Telluride, Ouray, and Silverton are well portrayed, as well as many of the smaller towns that are now just crumbling piles of stone and lumber. P. David Smith has also added lengthy captions that explain and point out the particulars of each photograph. This book will really give you an idea of the way it was over 100 years ago in the San Juan Mountains. Featuring more than 250 rare and historical photographs from the private collection of Ruth and Marvin Gregory, this book allows readers to venture into the mines, ride the railroads, and share the catastrophes and celebrations of yesterday s West. Including well-researched and illuminating narratives, Images of the San Juans Revised, is the true life story of an awe-inspiring area, its inhabitants, and an ever-enduring pioneer spirit.
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A most fascinating book! November 22, 1998
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I have a collection of more than 100 books relating to Colorado andits history. "Images of the San Juans" is my favorite.The large and well-preserved photographs from the Marvin and Ruth Gregory collection are fascinating as are the descriptions by P. David Smith. Most books offer only a sentence or two about a photograph but Mr. Smith gives a detailed description in a most interesting style. He points out small details in many of the photos which might otherwise go unnoticed. He answers questions and even raises a few of his own. I felt like I was being let in on some secrets from the past. When I received the book, I anxiously leafed through the pages and stopped on page 38. The first words I read were "A chance to look back into the past is always something special." Indeed, I enjoyed the journey through time.
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