Life at the Top: Growing up at 12,000 feet

by Joan Kauffman Brookshire

Follow along with Joan Brookshire as she reminisces about growing up “on the hill” in Climax, Colorado. Once the highest town in the United States at 11,500 feet, it is also the site of the world famous Climax mine.Brookshire takes us on a journey through the fascinating history of Climax via personal photos and memories as she paints a vivid picture of life at the top.

144 pages, Paperback

Published July 7, 2020

Reviews

[Madi]

Fantastic first hand insight to the history of Climax. I drive by this mine everyday and it is so crazy to think there was an entire town up there at one time.