![]() Ed Raines, collections manager for the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, is the author of Historic Photos of Colorado Mining. This coffee-table book provides a visually stunning introduction to Colorado’s discovery and early development of mineral wealth through nearly 200 vintage photographs. Many of the ruins found throughout the mountains of Colorado are recognized as historic landmarks. Often the stories behind the ruins are as fascinating as the sites themselves. In his book, Raines meticulously recounts the stories of the prospectors, miners, engineers, teamsters, railroaders and townspeople who served as entrepreneurs and workers in industrializing the Colorado Rocky Mountains. (Turner Publishing Company, 2009) Two Humanitarian Engineering Publications
Both of the above publications may be purchased online from Morgan Claypool morganclaypool.com/toc/ets/5/1 (From the Mines campus, they may be downloaded in PDF format without charge under an Arthur Lakes Library campus-wide subscription.)
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