{"product_id":"9780942576030","title":"History of Leadville and Lake County, Colorado","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1878 the name \"Leadville\" became synonymous with one of the world's greatest silver-producing regions. During the 1880s, when Leadville's economy was at its peak, the town was the second largest in Colorado, a mecca for prospectors, gamblers, retailers, performing artists, and entrepreneurs. In many respects, its history epitomizes the volatile character of Colorado's mining industry-from the rush to establish businesses, schools, churches, and newspapers in a booming mining camp to the conflict and violence of the miner's strike of 1896.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than forty years ago, Don L. Griswold and his wife, Jean Harvey Griswold, set out to describe the social, political, and economic life that grew out of Leadville's hard-rock industry. Their story of Leadville and Lake County stretches from the earliest explorations of the Upper Arkansas Valley to the beginnings of molybdenum mining in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA veritable encyclopedia of historical information, this massive two-volume, fully indexed reference work includes rare photographs from the Griswolds' personal collection and a bibliographic overview of Leadville's history by Colorado historian James E. Fell, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with grace, humor, and authority, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Leadville and Lake County, Colorado\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable reference tool for historians, genealogists, and any who seek a deeper understanding of the rich history of this mining town in Colorado's high country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colorado Historical Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018937942256,"sku":"9780942576030","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780942576030_p0.jpg?v=1763865053","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780942576030","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}