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I am Joanna Sampson. I have lived in Boulder County since 1953. I am a
poet, photographer, freelance author, and researcher. I have been awarded
three separate grants from the Colorado State Historical Society to write
Colorado histories. The best known is probably WALKING THROUGH HISTORY ON
MARSHALL MESA, funded by grants from the Colorado State Historical Society
and the City of Boulder. This history is free to the public and available
through the City of Boulder Open Space Department.
My new book, HIGH, WILD AND HANDSOME The Story of Colorado's Beautiful
South Boulder Creek and Eldorado Canyon, is a never-before-published
history of the South Boulder Creek drainage. The history begins at the east
portal of the Moffatt Tunnel and includes Walker Ranch, the railroads,
Denver Water, Eldorado Canyon State Park, the private ownership in the
canyon, the famous old Eldorado Springs Resort, the Artesian water
busninesses, Eldorado Springs, and the City of Boulder Open Space east of
the canyon.
Mark McCaffrey includes excerpts from my book about the 1938 flood in
Eldorado Canyon on his web page under the History heading.
HIGH, WILD AND HANDSOME is available from www.1stbooks.com For $3.95
1stbooks downloads the text into your computer where you may read it on
screen or print it out on your own computer. This week I will have bound
hard copies available for sale. If you are interested in purchasing hard
copies, contact me, either by e-mail or at 303-494-7694.
I am learning a lot already from contributors! Thanks.
Joanna
Joanna Sampson's new book, HIGH, WILD AND HANDSOME,
The Story of Colorado's Beautiful South Boulder Creek And Eldorado Canyon.
on the internet:
http://www.1stbooks.com/cgi-bin/1st?partner~1st1type~31Datal~4146
See http://basin.org/forum/fire-flood.html for more information on this list.