Red Rocks to Riches: Gold Mining in Boulder County, Then and Now

by Silvia Pettem

Western American History. The author's active engagement in gold mining kindled a keen interest in history, and Silvia gives an account of gold mining in Boulder County form its beginnings in 1858.

123 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Silvia Pettem (www.silviapettem.com) is a longtime historical researcher, newspaper columnist, and author of more than twenty books. Just released is IN SEARCH OF THE BLONDE TIGRESS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ELEANOR JARMAN.

After decades of work for individuals and governments, her life took a new turn in 1996, when she stumbled upon the gravestone of a Jane Doe –– a murder victim from 1954. Pettem then applied her research skills to both old-fashioned detective work and the power of the internet by entering into a partnership with her local sheriff and with forensic experts of the Vidocq Society to successfully determine the young woman's identity. Pettem chronicled their work in "Someone's Daughter: In Search of Justice for Jane Doe," recently republished as an "Updated Edition."

Reviews

[Silvia Pettem]

I hope to revise and reprint this book. It needs an index!