{"product_id":"9780803279124","title":"Cripple Creek Days","description":"\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNP - Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030742941936,"sku":"9780803279124","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780803279124_p0.jpg?v=1763729184","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780803279124","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}