Hand-Clasp of the East and West - Couverture souple

Ripley, Martha; Ripley, Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1932738673 ISBN 13 : 9781932738674

Editeur : Western Reflections Publishing Co., 2008

Synopsis

Using fictional, "third-person" names in order to provide readers an "impersonal outlook of the Western Slope as a whole," Colorado pioneers Henry and Martha Ripley detailed their family life and the truly amazing history being made all around them in this Western Reflection's reprint of the Ripleys' accurate and engaging autobiography, Hand-Clasp of the East and West. In 1877, the Ripleys, who operated a newspaper in Canon City, Colorado, decided to join the "San Juan Excitement" by moving to Ouray and starting the Ouray Times. Their month-long journey to the mining boomtown involved driving six wagons over the Otto Mears' toll road from Saguache. However, the only evidence of the road to Henry's recollection was being periodically "held up" for a toll. The first edition of the Ouray Times, was well received - "as much as the first baby." But, in just a few years, Henry and Martha faced strong competition from famed newspaper publisher Dave Day and his Solid Muldoon. After the Ute Indians were removed from northern and central Colorado, the Ripleys decided to leave Ouray and settle in the Uncompahgre Valley. Henry, Martha and their children became farmers and ranchers in the Montrose area and even got involved in mining. Unfortunately, Henry died when Hand-Clasp of the East and West was about two-thirds finished, and it was left to Martha to complete the book. The Ripleys chose the title because they felt that although the eastern United States had much to offer the West, the western United States had just as much or more to offer the East.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The History of the American West Collection is a unique project that provides opportunities for researchers and new readers to easily access and explore works which have previously only been available on library shelves. The Collection brings to life pre-1923 titles focusing on a wide range of topics and experiences in US Western history. From the initial westward migration, to exploration and development of the American West to daily life in the West and intimate pictures of the people who inhabited it, this collection offers American West enthusiasts a new glimpse at some forgotten treasures of American culture. Encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tourist guides, biographies and drama, this collection provides a new window to the legend and realities of the American West.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Western Reflections Publishing Co.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1932738673
• ISBN 13: 9781932738674
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 476
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible