Contents
List of Figures
Foreword by Stephen Leonard
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Wild West Frontier of Enterprise
1. Progressive Era Reform and “The Pueblo Road”
2. Construction and the Fight for the Franchise Begin
3. Boss Fight
4. Troubles Continue
5. The Colorado-Kansas Railway
Part II. Economic Development in the Great American Desert
6. Connecting Tracks: Pueblo, Stone City, and the Railroad
7. Tales of the Teller Cousins
8. Dam Troubles
9. Geo. H. Paul, Boy Wonder
10. “Land of Sunshine, Health, and Opportunity”
Part III. People of Stone and Clay
11. Geology, Geography, and the Town
12. The People of Stone City
13. Quarrying and Clay Mining: Business as Usual
Part IV. Silk Stockings and Steel Rails
14. My Friend Irma
15. The Depression Years
16. The Colorado Railroad, Inc.
17. End of the Line
18. The Frontier Stabilized: Success from Failure
Appendix A: Colorado-Kansas Railway Historical Roster
Appendix B: Colorado-Kansas Railway Engineering Notes from the ICC 1919 Valuation
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author