The Friends of the Estes Park Museum have undertaken the
publication of six volumes of historical narratives, all edited by
historian James H. Pickering. The Friends Collection also includes The
Ways of the Mountains and In the Vale of Elkanah.
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Early Estes Park Narratives, Volume
III: Days and Hours of Estes Park (1912-1944) The Journal of Charles
Edwin Hewes edited by James H. Pickering
Regular Edition $17.95 This is the third of four volumes edited by James H. Pickering dedicated to bringing back into print—or, in the case of the Journal of Charles Edwin Hewes, bringing to print for the first time—narratives that help to recreate the early history of Estes Park. It is 218 pages long, filled with historic photos and maps of the area. |
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Early Estes Park Narratives, Volume IV:
Narratives of
Exploration edited by James H. Pickering
Regular Edition $17.95 The final book in the series, Volume IV includes writings by William Byers, Elkanah Lamb, Anna Dickinson, and Frederick Chapin, among others. |
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Rocky Mountain Celts: The Scottish and Irish in Early Estes Park. $11.95 Leaving behind their ancestral homes for the alpine meadows and meandering rivers of the Rocky Mountains, Irish and Scottish immigrants began settling the Estes Valley in the 1870s. Through a series of historic photographs and original artwork, this book celebrates what those early settlers of Scottish and Irish ancestry have contributed to the development of Estes Park. By James H. Pickering, Becky Latanich, and JJ Rutherford. |
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Early Estes Park Narratives, Volume II: Discovery Settlement , and Recreation edited by Jim Pickering. Regular Edition, $17.95 Collector's Edition $27.95. Volume II builds on Volume I and consists of more narratives of discovery, settlement, and recreation. This volume features writings by Joe Mills, Charles Edwin Hewes, Elkanah Lamb, Enos Mills, and Katherine Garetson. | |
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The Ways of the Mountains: Thornton Sampson, Agnes Vaille and Other Tragedies in High Places by Jim Pickering. Regular Edition, $14.95 Collector's Edition $24.95. Longs Peak has always been a magnet for adventure seekers. This book focuses on two of the peak's earliest known casualties, both of which gripped the attention of the nation when they occurred. Click HERE to print out an order form for The Ways of the Mountains. (PDF) |
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In the Vale of Elkanah: the Tahosa Valley World of Charles Edwin Hewes by Jim Pickering. Regular Edition, $14.95 Collector's Edition $24.95. This is the story of the Hewes-Kirkwood Inn from its beginnings in 1907 to its Rocky Ridge present as well as the history of the Tahosa Valley in which it sits. Click HERE to print out an order form for In the Vale of Elkanah. (PDF) | |
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