Leadville, U.S.A. / Ed B. Larsh & Robert Nichols ; foreword by Lorin Hollander
- Bib ID:
- 1172258
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Larsh, Edward B
- Online Version:
- Table of contents
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- Description:
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- Boulder : Johnson Books, c1993
- ix, 294 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1555660975
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: Contents
- Foreword vii
- Preface 1
- Introduction 5
- Part 1 Getting There: The Pioneers
- 1 From Deadwood to Fairplay 11
- 2 Christmas Dinner 1875: The Farm in Illinois 18
- 3 Commitment to El Dorado 26
- 4 Reunion at Georgetown 33
- 5 The Community of Leadville 1878-79 38
- 6 From This Porch You Can See the Old Country 47
- 7 The Line of Sights 54
- 8 A Sign of the Times 61
- 9 The Larshes of Leadville: 1879 70
- 10 Dinner at the Clarendon 74
- 11 A Night in '79: The Life of a Gambler 83
- 12 The Fossil of Love 88
- 13 A Symbol of Conscience 94
- 14 Strike One 102
- 15 Badger Fight: The Atmosphere 106
- 16 Badger Fight: Don't Muck with Leadville 113
- 17 Center Stage 138
- 18 Art, Ice, and Sisyphus Hill 142
- 19 Strike Two and You're Out 152
- Part 2 Being There: Looking Back
- 20 The Silence of East Tennessee Gulch 161
- 21 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay 166
- 22 1946, When Jack Was 13 178
- 23 Rails and Rhythm 181
- 24 From Sea to Shining Sea 188
- 25 The Waters of Leadville 200
- 26 The Sixth Street Irish 214
- 27 Leadville Inspiration 226
- 28 A Golden Afternoon 254
- 29 You Might As Well Dance 268
- Afterword
- Reflections by Robert Nichols 280
- Reflections on Home by Ed B. Larsh 284
- Acknowledgments 290
- Index 291.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Subject:
- Leadville (Colo.) -- History
- Other authors/contributors:
- Nichols, Robert, 1944-
- Copyright:
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1993
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