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Steamboat Springs: Memories of a Young Colorado Pioneer
Although Marcellus Celly Merrill was only four years old when he arrived in Steamboat Springs in 1905, his first impressions and the collection of memories that grace the pages of Steamboat Springs: Memories of a Young Colorado Pioneer preserve the colorful, down-home history of this popular Colorado town that has since become a world-class ski area. In this captivating autobiography, David Merrill Primus, Celly s grandson, has gleaned through volumes of Marcellus writings and chosen the best of his grandfather s stories to provide readers a true picture of early Steamboat, its surrounding area, and an exciting time when stagecoaches and snowshoeing gave way to horseless carriages and high-tech skiing in the blink of an eye. Honoring his grandfather and the past, Primus has edited, organized, and corrected the stories featured in this book for clarity and accuracy only, allowing readers to hear Celly tell his tales using the colloquial English of the day while infusing frontier flavor of the time. Also, the inclusion of never-before-published historical photographs, sketches and maps greatly enhance this enjoyable journey into Steamboat’s yesteryear.
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David Merrill Primus transcribes the best of the stories his grandfather (Marcellus Samuel Merrill) has told him in Steamboat Springs: Memories of a Young Colorado Pioneer. The tales bring to life Marcellus’ days in the colorful Colorado town of Steamboat Springs, which has since become a popular place for skiing. Told in the colloquial English of Marcellus’ era, these turn-of the-century tales call back the heady pioneer days of the early 1900′s. Enhanced with never previously published historical photographs, sketches, and maps, Steamboat Springs is a treat for anyone curious about what life in a Colorado pioneer town really was like over a hundred years ago.