The Once and Future Silver Queen of the Rockies : Georgetown, Colorado, and the Fight for Survival into the Twentieth Century /

"The life of Georgetown, Colorado, after the turn of the twentieth century as mining in Clear Creek County steadily declined and ultimately collapsed. Tourism, skiing, and historic preservation replaced mineral extraction and contributed to Georgetown's survival, and ultimate flourishing,...

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Auteurs principaux: Bradley, Christine A. (Christine Ann), 1952- (Auteur), Smith, Duane A. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Tourism.
Silver mines and mining.
Historic preservation.
Gold mines and mining.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Historic preservation > Colorado > Georgetown.
Tourism > Colorado > Georgetown.
Gold mines and mining > Colorado > Georgetown > History > Pictorial works.
Silver mines and mining > Colorado > Georgetown > History > Pictorial works.
Colorado > Georgetown.
Georgetown (Colo.) > History > 20th century.
Georgetown (Colo.) > History > 19th century.
Pictorial works.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"The life of Georgetown, Colorado, after the turn of the twentieth century as mining in Clear Creek County steadily declined and ultimately collapsed. Tourism, skiing, and historic preservation replaced mineral extraction and contributed to Georgetown's survival, and ultimate flourishing, after the loss of its principal industry"--Provided by publisher
Description matérielle:1 online resource (324 pages).
ISBN:9781607326083

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