Beyond the Third Rail With Monte Ballough and His Camera

A history of the mountains of SW Colorado. Ballough is the medium, arriving in 1892 or '93 in Rico between Cortez and the mining district centered on Telluride. He worked as a photographer, miner, and on train crews for the next 30 years making many photos of the mines, towns, and narrow gauge rail that developed to serve the region. Durango, Dunton, and Chama, New Mexico define the limits of his records and the history provided here by Osterwald. Includes some 200 previously unpublished photographs. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.