A Silver Camp Called Creede

Reviewer's Bookwatch, Jan, 2005 by Michael J. Carson

A Silver Camp Called Creede

Richard C. Huston

Western Reflections Publishing Company

219 Main Street, Montrose, CO 81401

193273810X $32.95 www.westernreflectionspub.com

A Silver Camp Called Creede: A Century Of Mining is an in-depth historical account of Creede Camp, one of the last of the Colorado boom towns from the days of the wild west. Black-and-white photographs pepper this accounting of Creede Camp's ups and downs from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Extensive excerpts from primary sources and documents flesh out this captivating portrait of a hardy mining town. An enjoyable case study to read, giving a picturesque portrait of life in Creede throughout a century, and an especially welcome contribution to Colorado state history and reference shelves.