The Song of the Hammer and Drill - 9780870815317

Duane A. Smith

The Song of the Hammer and DrillThe Colorado San Juans, 1860-1914\nAuthor(s): Duane A. Smith\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Colorado, United States\nImprint: University Press of Colorado\nISBN-13: 9780870815317, 978-0870815317\nSynopsis\nAs one of the great mining regions of Colorado and the United States, the San Juan Mountains provide insight into the development of both the industry and the state. First published in 1982, Song of the Hammer and Drill, with the help of more than 100 historical photographs, traces the mining and urban history of the San Juans from [tel] through the lives of the people who opened, settled, and developed the beautiful but rugged mineral-rich peaks of southwestern Colorado.