Part 7

This list of friends, in fact, could be extended almost indefinitely—so best I terminate with a heartfelt “thank you” to all the above, and sundry unnamed, for many kinds of help.

C.B.—1961

_By the Same Author_:

Gulch of Gold: “Her affection for and pride in Gregory Gulch shows in every line of this book.... The old photographs and maps are entrancing....” Marshall Sprague in the _New York Times_.

Colorful Colorado: Its Dramatic History: “... a remarkable feat of condensation ... ought to be a copy in your car’s glove locker.” Robert Perkin in the _Rocky Mountain News_.

Silver Queen: The Fabulous Story of Baby Doe Tabor: “Attractive, sprightly, well-printed book ... which is more informative and genuinely human than preceding works giving the Tabor story.” Fred A. Rosenstock in _The Brand Book_.

Augusta Tabor: Her Side of the Scandal: “Miss Bancroft with bold strokes has provided the answers to ... Mr. Tabor’s philanderings.” Agnes Wright Spring in _Colorado Magazine_.

Tabor’s Matchless Mine and Lusty Leadville: “Seventh in her series of Bancroft Booklets retelling segments of Colorado’s history. They are popularly written, color-packed little pamphlets, and it’s a pleasure to commend them to native and tourist alike.” Robert Perkin in the _Rocky Mountain News_.

The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown: “Caroline Bancroft’s booklets are brighter, better illustrated and cheaper than formal histories of Colorado.... The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown was a delightful person, and I wish I had known her.” John J. Lipsey in the _Colorado Springs Free Press_.

The Brown Palace In Denver: “Miss Bancroft has a sure touch and this new tide adds another wide-selling item to her list.” Don Bloch in _Roundup_.

Denver’s Lively Past: “With zest and frankness the author emphasizes the dramatic, lusty, bizarre, and spicy happenings.” Agnes Wright Spring in _The Denver Post_.

Historic Central City: “We could do with more such stories of Colorado’s fabled past.” Marian Castle in _The Denver Post_.

Famous Aspen: “It’s all here.... Aspenites should be grateful.” Luke Short in _The Aspen Times_.

Six Racy Madams of Colorado: “This delightful booklet is written both with good humor and good taste.” _Rocky Mountain News._

Colorado’s Lost Gold Mines and Buried Treasure: “The casual reader will find his own treasure buried in this little booklet.” Claude Powe in _The Central City Tommy-Knawker_.

Two Burros of Fairplay: “The booklet is excellent reading, regardless of your age.” Rene Coquoz in _The Chaffee County Republican_.

Estes Park and Grand Lake: “This may rank as the best ... of the history booklets offered by Miss Bancroft.” Dave Hicks in the _Rocky Mountain News_.

(_See back cover for prices_)

GULCH OF GOLD

A fictionized history, reading like a novel but of the soundest research picturing the stories of colorful characters who started the state in Central City. Over 100 photos and maps. Hard cover book. $6.85 prepaid.

COLORFUL COLORADO: ITS DRAMATIC HISTORY

The whole magnificent sweep of the state’s history in a sprightly condensation, with 111 photos (31 in color). Paperback. $2.00.

SILVER QUEEN: THE FABULOUS STORY OF BABY DOE TABOR

Her love affair caused a sensational triangle and a national scandal in the ’Eighties. Illustrated. $1.50.

AUGUSTA TABOR: HER SIDE OF THE SCANDAL

The infamous quarrel of the 1880’s is told from the viewpoint of the outspoken first wife. Illustrated. 75¢.

TABOR’S MATCHLESS MINE AND LUSTY LEADVILLE

Colorado’s most publicized mine was just one facet of the extraordinary history of the lusty camp where it operated. Illustrated. 75¢.

THE UNSINKABLE MRS. BROWN

The rollicking story of an ignorant Leadville waitress who reached the top of Newport society as a _Titanic_ heroine. Illustrated. $1.25.

FAMOUS ASPEN

Today the silver-studded slopes of an early day bonanza town have turned into a scenic summer and ski resort. Illustrated. $1.50.

HISTORIC CENTRAL CITY

Colorado’s first big gold camp lived to become a Summer Opera and Play Festival town. Illustrated. 85¢.

DENVER’S LIVELY PAST

A wild frontier town, built on a jumped claim and promoting a red-light district, became a popular tourist spot. Illustrated. $1.00.

THE BROWN PALACE IN DENVER

No hotel had more turn-of-the-century glamor, nor has seen such plush love-affairs, murders and bizarre doings. Illustrated. 75¢.

SIX RACY MADAMS OF COLORADO

Biographies of six “ladies of pleasure” (whose parlor houses were scandalous ornaments to the state) make amusing reading. Illustrated. $1.50.

COLORADO’S LOST GOLD MINES AND BURIED TREASURE

Thirty fabulous tales, which will inspire the reader to go search with a spade, enliven the state’s past. Illustrated. $1.25.

ESTES PARK AND GRAND LAKE

The romantic history of the two scenic Trail Ridge Country towns, told with warmth. Illustrated. $2.00.

TWO BURROS OF FAIRPLAY

The charming true story behind two burro monuments, told primarily for junior-high level. Illustrated. $1.00.

(_Add 20 cents for mailing one copy; 30 cents for more than one_)

JOHNSON PUBLISHING COMPANY 839 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302

_Transcriber’s Notes_

--Copyright notice provided as in the original—this e-text is public domain in the country of publication.

--Silently corrected palpable typos; left non-standard spellings and dialect unchanged.

--In the text versions, delimited italicized text (or non-italicized text in photo captions) by _underscores_.