Notorious San Juans : Wicked Tales From Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties

From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the “grave misfortune” of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are packed with mystery, pathos and fascinating historical details. Mined from the frontier newspapers of Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties, these stories tell of range wars, desperadoes and cattle rustlers, lynchings, ill-tempered ranchers with trigger fingers and women fed up with their husbands. There are famous and infamous newsmen, wild stagecoach rides, scapegoats and stolen lands. Carol Turner’s Notorious San Juans offers a rowdy ride through the region’s not-so-quiet history.

Living Beyond the Boundaries of Society was a Free Pass to Raise Hell

From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the "grave misfortune" of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are packed with mystery, pathos and fascinating historical details. Mined from the frontier newspapers of Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties, these stories tell of range wars, desperadoes and cattle rustlers, Iynchings, ill-tempered ranchers with trigger-fingers and women fed up with their husbands. There are famous and infamous newsmen, wild stagecoach rides, scapegoats and stolen lands. Carol Turner's Notorious San Juans offers a rowdy ride through the region's not-so-quiet history.

Death of the secret service man Bad blood on Bear Creek The grave misfortune of Kid Adams, the Ouray highwayman Dangerous women Durango desperadoes : Porter and Ike Stockton The tragic tale of Mary Rose and the Cuddigans The famous and infamous days of the San Juans Colorado's range war : the Cox-Truby feud "The Utes must go" The wild and wonderful circle route stage "White-capping" in the San Juans Tragedy at Pine River The sheriff and marshal shoot it out The high price of being (and killing) a gentleman.