This Blue Hollow - Estes Park, the Early Years, 1859-1915 (Paperback, Revised)

In this enthralling narrative, James H Pickering traces the development of Estes Park as a mountain resort community, from the time of its first recorded discovery by Joel Estes in 1859 to the establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915. Though Estes and his family stayed only briefly, others quickly followed: hunters, homesteading settlers, lumbermen, mountaineers, artists, writers, and vacationers. They came for many reasons: first for settlement, exploration, and exploitation and later for escape, health, recreation, and renewal. Their collective experiences and accomplishments-their successes as well as their failures-are chronicled in this book. The book also explores the conquest of Longs Peak and the first explorations of other high and remote places; and the people and circumstances that led to the establishment of the town of Estes Park in 1905 and Rocky Mountain National Park a decade later. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Colorado.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Colorado
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	February 2005
Authors:	James H Pickering
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-87081-801-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-87081-801-5
Barcode:	9780870818011

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