Description

Durango Diary II is the story of Durango, Colorado from its very early years through World War II. Duane Smith's eye for detail brings the eras to life, from the Silver Panic of 1893 to the post-war boom of the 1940s. Why were cows roaming up and down the Boulevard? What did a pound of butter cost in 1940? Where were the best country dances or church socials? How did women's roles change in Durango? And what was the town like when Prohibition shut down all the saloons? Durango Diary II not only shows us how Durango got where it is today, but also how some things never change. It covers the good times and the bad, with a few scandals along the way.