Notorious Telluride
Tales from San Miguel County
Published on 7. December 2010
112 pages
978-1-61423-324-4 (ISBN)
Description
While today's Telluride might bring to mind a hot tourist spot and upscale ski resort, the earliest days of the town and surrounding San Miguel County were marked by an abundance of gamblers, con men and murderers. From Bob Meldrum, a deputized killer who prowled the streets during times of labor unrest, to the author's own ancestor, Charlie Turner, a brash young man killed in a shooting in Ophir, Carol Turner's Notorious Telluride offers a glimpse at some of the sordid, shocking and sad pioneer tales of the area.
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12/2010
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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Carol Turner has a BA in English from Sonoma State University and an MFA in creative writing and literature from Bennington College. She is the author of Economics for the Impatient, and her short fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines. She lives in Colorado, writes a history column for the Broomfield Enterprise and maintains a Colorado history blog.
Content
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Wanted Dead or Alive: Jesse Munn
- Death in the Disappointment Valley
- The Highgrader and Rattlesnake Liz
- The Troubled Saga of the Smuggler-Union Mine
- The Snowy Adventures of the Millionaire Kid
- Where Is James O'Kelly?
- San Miguel County Bank Robbery
- The Life and Times of the Tremont Saloon
- The Disappearance of a Tomboy Bride
- Banquets at the Telluride Treasury
- Marshal Jim Clark
- The Tale of the Trembling Bandit
- For Love of Diamonds
- Telluride's Gunfighter-Deputy, Bob Meldrum
- Doc Mentzer and the Mysterious Monroes
- Death by Gold Fever
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author
