On Colfax Avenue: A Victorian Childhood Book

Very enjoyable read about the author's childhood in the early days of Denver. I loved the random stories and tidbits from the footnotes too. It painted a fun picture of Denver - with a few references that still hold today.

Quotes:
About being buried in Fairmount Cemetery, pg 60, "Still, this was a pleasant place to lie, with the sun pouring down out of the blue sky and meadowlarks and the mountains standing guard forever."

Pg 91, "The snow had stopped falling, and the sky was brilliant with stars as only a Colorado sky can be."

On train journeys back home to Colorado from the East, pg 121, "Eventually distant nubbins would appear on the horizon to the west, and before long the entire expanse of the Colorado Rockies would sweep up from the plains in a magnificent crescendo of white-clad peaks. Never have I seen this sight without a catch in my throat, without a burst of joy in my heart, knowing that I am a child of that place, nurtured by the spirit and splendor of those majestic mountains." :)