Eccentric Colorado: A Legacy of the Bizarre & Unusual

by Kenneth Jessen, J.V. Publications

Kenneth Jessen gives his readers an unusual and thoroughly entertaining look at some of the more peculiar aspects of Colorado's history in short story format. He shows us just how strange life in the Rockies could be and, at times, still is.

Genres: Nonfiction

210 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm always into reading stories of eccentric people doing eccentric things in places I love. Especially if those stories are (supposedly) true. I have a small collection of them. This one is...ok. The stories are mostly fun, but there's something about how some of them are written. Maybe a little dry? I don't really know for sure, honestly. It was hard to pinpoint, but I just wasn't so into the writing style. Also, a few of the stories were just a page and a half and seemed to go nowhere.

But there were enough good ones that keep me going through it and the hand drawn maps helped show how close these events happened to places that I know. Lots of good pictures of some of the people involved, too.

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow this is delightful. I laughed so much and learned so much. Lots of scams and hoaxes that are entertaining, including weird mountain men protecting snow, The Solid Muldoon, Robin-Hood type figures with barber shop scams at Union Station, gold rush lore and hermits living in caves. Colorful characters and cannibals and religious zealots and dramatic artists and ice castles all make an appearance.

[Michelle Schulten · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating history!