Beyond the Great Divide

Abbott Fay, Colorado's noted historian and author of I Never Knew That About Colorado, shares 101 unique stories of places and people during Western Colorado's early days.Did you know that:

-- Several explorers claimed a wooden sailing ship was found near Red Cliff in 1879 stuck in ice in a cave filled with crystals and gold?

-- Delta women went on strike in the 1880s, refusing to cook evening meals until sidewalks were built and streets paved?

-- Silverton sprouted the first nationally recognized cowboy band in 1885?

-- In 1885, elephants pushed a train over Boreas Pass -- the world's highest railroad crossing?Plus ninety-six other amazing stories . . .