{"product_id":"cripple-creek-days-9780803279124","title":"Cripple Creek Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most fascinating accounts of a gold rush town.\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Sunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMabel Barbee Lee has written a rousing tale of early days in Cripple Creek, Colorado. She speaks with authority because she arrived there as a child in 1892, and with wide-eyed wonder saw the whole place turn to gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his divining rod, Mabel's father tapped gold ore on Beacon Hill but missed becoming a millionaire by selling his claim short. Nonetheless, life was rich for young Mabel in a booming town with points of interest like Poverty Gulch, the Continental Hotel, and a fantastic house called Finn's Folly; with characters around like the promoter Windy Joe and (seen from a distance) the madam Pearl De Vere; with something always going on, whether a celebration or a disastrous fire or train wreck or a no-nonsense miners' strike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMabel Lee's book brings back a time and place with affection. The foreword is by Lowell Thomas, who was her pupil when she was a young schoolmarm in Cripple Creek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mabel Barbee Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.29w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803279124","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43750611550323,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_835d4203-e0c1-4103-ab9b-81066a62b086.jpg?v=1756465680","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/cripple-creek-days-9780803279124","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}