The unique story of the early Colorado Springs’ area and how photography of the period documented its rapid growth. This book examines the work of Louis McClure, a supremely gifted Denver-based photographer whose images brought the area he loved to life.

Retired Police Investigator Dwight Haverkorn uncovers the history of law enforcement in early Colorado Springs. Dwight explores Wild West serial killers, turn-of-the-century gangs, Roaring 20s robbers, and depression-era desperadoes.

This book begins in 1888, with the first efforts to get wheeled vehicles and their passengers to the summit of Pikes Peak. Includes 13 maps and is illustrated with 123 images, most of them vintage photographs, many that have never been published before.