Colorado's Strangest: A Legacy of Bizarre Events and Eccentric People

by Kenneth Jessen, Mrs. Becky S. Asmussen, Mrs. LaVonne Ewing

Denver's City Hall War, Colorado's Famous Cannibal, The Deadly Rat Game, Gold Bricks for Sale, The Pickled Skull Mystery, A Burro Named Prunes, Colorado's Apeman, and MORE in 42 true stories! Imaginative pioneers are as much a part of Colorado's history as mining, ranching and railroading. They create a fertile setting for staged collisions, a horse that rode a trolley car, the discovery of a petrified man, and so much more. In Colorado's Strangest, Kenneth Jessen gives us a closer look at some of the more peculiar aspects of the state's history. Combining the best of Jessen's earlier Eccentric Colorado and Bizarre Colorado. "Any of us lucky to prowl the nooks and crannies of the highest state with Ken Jessen, know he is tireless in pursuing the strange. Who else has the secrets of every ghost town and where the state's most notable outhouses lie. This crackerjack book will test the knowledge—and the credulity—of even the most knowledgeable Coloradoan."
-- Tom "Dr. Colorado" Noel

244 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Mark Lawry · Rating 3 out of 5]

We have all suspected that the people of Colorado have issues. Now it is confirmed. This is not a particularly interesting book if you're not from Colorado. If you do live in Colorado it is a fun little read and worth having on your shelf. This was given to me after two 3 year US Army assignments to Fort Carson. Great, now I'm gone I know more about this state and have more things to see. More reasons to go back and visit friends in CO. If I do make it back I'll be adding the Leadville Outhouse race to my bucket list.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not impressed.