Gold!: Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies - Hardcover

by Ian Neligh (Author)

Ian Neligh takes an unflinching look at the people and places gripped by gold fever in the Colorado Rockies. A journey to find the source of gold's enthralling power, and a fascinating chronicle of fortune hunters both past and present.

Author Biography

Ian Neligh is the editor of the Clear Creek Courant newspaper, located in Idaho Springs, the town where the Colorado gold rush first began. He has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association, and numerous others.