Historic Aspen in Rare Photographs

Aspen's intriguing history springs to life in over 350 extraordinary photographs, many never before published. Images of fortune seekers struggling over uncharted mountain passes, boom and bust mining years, and the birth of a premier recreational and cultural center in the Roaring Fork Valley comprise a masterful visual journey. Woven throughout these images are fascinating excerpts from the unique, unpublished journals (1867-1926) of pioneer Aspenite Charles S. Armstrong. This stunning collection of historical images combined with the newly discovered Armstrong journals offer the reader a chance to experience Aspen history in a way never thought possible. Historic Aspen in Rare Photographs is essential to understanding Aspen's mesmerizing past and present.Christian J. Buys is the author of 'Historic Aspen in Rare Photographs', published 2000 under ISBN 9781890437312 and ISBN 189043731X.