Duane A. Smith, Colorado’s foremost historian, particularly in the mining history of the state, produces two great gems. In San Juan Legacy: Life in the Mining Camps (University of New Mexico Press, $24.95) Smith once again demonstrates his unique grasp of the subject. Ten years after the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush of 1859, silver and gold in the San Juan Mountains transformed this unique area into one of the state’s most legendary mining meccas. Smith details the mining era, peppered with t
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