The gold rush of 1891 turned the citizens of Cripple Creek, Colorado, into overnight millionaires and set off a mining bonanza that is still producing gold today.Crazy Bob Womack discovered the first float and then sold for $300 his half of a claim that would eventually produce $3 million in gold. This vivid chronicle recounts the impact wealth had on the town and its people in one of history's most fascinating and colorful eras.
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