Prospectors lured to the West in hopes of striking rich settled a thousand towns in the Colorado mountains. The cry of “Gold!” or “Silver!” or a few flecks of color in a tin cup sent them to remote, often inhospitable locations to search for the precious metals. Close on the heels of the miners were the merchant, the gamblers, the prostitutes, the washerwomen, the capitalists, and the con men. Together they turned the mining camps into bustling towns where saloons never closed and the safest place for a man to walk after dark was down the middle of the street with a gun in each hand. Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps is the first new book in more than twenty-five years to document these mountain communities. Most of the early settlers are gone, leaving few persons with any oral tradition to pass on to future generations. For many of the 147 towns and camps listed in this book, not much remains to be preserved beyond what Dallas and photographer Kendal Atchison have recorded. The book is lavishly illustrated with 290 photographs. In addition to those by Atchison and early historical photographs, rare photographs from the 1920s and 1930s are included, many never published before. Some of Atchison’s superb photographs evoke nostalgia with views of abandoned buildings deteriorating amid meadow wildflowers. Soon nothing will remain but the Colorado landscape, with the eternal mountains towering close by. The town histories are traced from their beginning in strike-it-rich excitement and glittering boom years, through the declines, to the present day. Some of these hopeful towns, such as Lulu, were deserted as quickly as they were settled, lasting barely more than a season, while a few, including Aspen and Breckenridge, are as lively today as they were a century ago. But most of them, like Animas Forks, flourished until the gold or silver played out and were abandoned, leaving a few lonely cabins or picturesque ruins. Towns such as Aspen, Crested Butte, Cripple Creek, and Breckenridge have lived on to become popular ski resorts, and these places warrant additional vignettes that add color and to the text. Written to inform and entertain the general reader, this book will be a delight for armchair adventurers as well as invaluable for vacationers interested in visiting the sites of these Colorado boomtowns. Most of the places are no longer shown on modern road maps, and special maps of the region have been prepared for this book.

Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps

Arts & Photography

Dallas

Photography & Video

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.  This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

GAY SCIENCE 2VOLS (Victorian Museum Series)

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Building, plumbing, gas and electrical laws of the city of Dallas, Texas, also rules on re-inforced concrete; Revised and published under the auspices and approval of the Board of Commissioners ...

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Home Improvement & Design

RareBooksClub.com

Building, Plumbing, Gas and Electrical Laws of the City of Dallas, Texas, Also Rules on Re-Inforced Concrete: Revised and Published Under the Auspices and Approval of the Board of Commissioners ...

Nabu Press

Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

Being close to God means communicating with him--telling him what is on our hearts in prayer and hearing and understanding what he is saying to us. It is this second half of our conversation with God that is so important but that can also be so difficult. How do we hear his voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear? The key, says best-selling author Dallas Willard, is to focus not so much on individual actions and decisions as on building our personal relationship with our Creator. In this updated classic, originally published as In Search of Guidance, the author provides rich spiritual insight into how we can hear God's voice clearly and develop an intimate partnership with him in the work of his kingdom.

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WILLARD

Business & Money

Hovel Audio

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ

A high school student reared in a Christian home turns to drugs and alcohol. A woman tries to stop criticizing others—for ten years. A father knows he needs more patience with his children, but his efforts seem in vain. // What do these people have in common? They are all in desperate need of further renovation of the heart, of transformation of the spirit. But just what is this transformation? Author Dallas Willard explains that its ideal end is when "all of the essential parts of the human self are effectively organized around God, as they are restored and sustained by Him. Spiritual transformation in Christ is the process leading to that ideal end, and its result is love of God with all of the heart, soul, mind, and strength, and of the neighbor as oneself." // Although you may acknowledge this as the ideal, you may still wonder how to get there? Renovation of the Heart helps to answer that inquiry. It lays a foundation for understanding the ruin and restoration of humanity by discussing human nature and its components, how they operate, and how they are renewed. It describes common misunderstandings about our human nature and the discipleship process. Most important, it outlines the general pattern of personal transformation—not as a formula, but as a systematic process that we have the responsibility to undertake as intentional apprentices of Jesus. Only then will our transformation be accomplished, through interaction with the grace of God in Christ, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and spiritual treasures stored in the body of Christ. //We aren't born again to stay the way we are. But how many times have we looked around us in dismay at the lack of spiritual maturity in fellow believers? There's good news. You can experience significant growth in your Christian walk, shed sinful habits, and increasingly take on the character of Christ. Willard calls this "the transformation of the spirit"—a divine process that "brings every element in our being, working from inside out, into harmony with the will of God or the kingdom of God."

Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ - MP3

Thousands of people have passed through the doors of Jewish Family Service in Dallas, Texas, in the past 55 years. During that time, the agency's kitchen has always been filled with homemade goodies--maybe a "thank you" cake, or a "thinking about you" pie. The recipes of many of these treats had been passed down through generations, some being brought to the U.S. by recent immigrants. The Best We Ever Ate! compiles the best of those delicious desserts in this beautiful book with easy-to-follow recipes, heart-warming and humorous stories, and Cook's Notes that add that "little something extra" to every recipe. Whether you're looking to make cookies, cakes, puddings, pies, or special treats for Passover or other Jewish holidays, you'll find the best in The Best We Ever Ate!

The Best We Ever Ate! Heirloom Baking & Desserts from Friends of Jewish Family Service, Dallas

Jewish Family Service

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

New Voices Publishing

The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

Merlin! - Bbc Merlin Notebook: Journal Notebook For Adults And Kids, Diary Journal for Writing, Students and Teachers, (120 Pages 6" x9")

Independently published

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