{"product_id":"drawn-to-the-mountains-mid-century-migrants-to-steamboat-springs-9798994236901","title":"Drawn to the Mountains: Mid-century Migrants to Steamboat Springs","description":"During the 1960s and 70s, young adults from all over the U.S. were migrating from urban to\u003cp\u003erural areas in pursuit of a different life. They were often stereotyped as hippies and ski bums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteamboat Springs was one of the small Western towns that experienced an influx of young\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eadults who mainly wanted to ski in the newly opened ski resort. Some were back-to-the-land\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etypes, some came to start over after a break-up, some followed friends or relatives, some came\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecause of the music scene, and most came to enjoy skiing and outdoor life. They were drawn to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Rocky Mountains and the beautiful environment. Many ended up staying and making\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esignificant and lasting contributions to a town and culture made up primarily of ranchers, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecowboys and miners.\u003cem\u003e Drawn to the Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e contains the life stories of sixteen of these people\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho arrived as young adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrawn to the Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e opens with a Prologue that explains how the authors learned about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteamboat Springs through meeting, by chance, a couple from Steamboat while living in Iran, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand what inspired them to compose this book. The authors, years later, moved to Steamboat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSprings themselves and, over the years, met many more people who had migrated to Steamboat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas young adults. The Introduction describes the town and valley and the characters. The main\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebody of the book recounts the life stories of a selection of those who migrated, most written in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efirst person by the migrants themselves. With humor, wit and grit, they describe their struggles to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efind housing, their entrepreneurial efforts to make the Yampa Valley their permanent home, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir many adventures along the way. Some fit the hippie\/ski bum stereotype, for a time, but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emost had college degrees and soon grew out of that lifestyle as they created their new careers in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis remote mountain town.The concluding chapter summarizes how these sixteen people made significant contributions to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe development of the city and county through community service - one as a county\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommissioner, another by serving on city council, another by serving on the school board, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanother by securing grants for the city, several by raising funds and lobbying for historic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epreservation, environmental causes, and the arts. Two became college and middle-school\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteachers. The artists and musicians contributed to the culture of the area. All of them enriched the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elocal community with their talents and their efforts confirm the positive impact of these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emidcentury migrants. This book fills a gap in the history of Steamboat Springs and the Yampa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValley - the impact of the midcentury migration of young adults all across America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mayling Elizabeth Simpson,Paul Vinson Hebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Four Bears Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994236901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimpson, Mayling Elizabeth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. Mayling E. Simpson was raised in Ohio and Virginia and graduated from Longwood College in 1968 with a major in biology. She earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of North Carolina. She has been an assistant professor in Population Dynamics at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, a senior technical officer in Community Water Supply and Sanitation at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and a senior technical health advisor for Catholic Relief Services in East Africa. Her career involved both research and developing programs applied in communities. She has lived and worked in Ireland, Iran, Nepal, Switzerland, Serbia, Ethiopia and Kenya. A published author, her publications are found at maylingsimpson.com. She currently lives with her family in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Her most recent book is \"Lives Guided by Honor- How VMI Shaped the Class of 1968,\" published by Kohler Books in Virginia Beach Virginia, in April 2024. She has written extensively for the World Health Organization and Catholic Relief Services.Dr. Mayling E. Simpson was raised in Ohio and Virginia and graduated from Longwood College in 1968 with a major in biology. She earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of North Carolina. She has been an assistant professor in Population Dynamics at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, a senior technical officer in Community Water Supply and Sanitation at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and a senior technical health advisor for Catholic Relief Services in East Africa. Her career involved both research and developing programs applied in communities. She has lived and worked in Ireland, Iran, Nepal, Switzerland, Serbia, Ethiopia and Kenya. A published author, her publications are found at maylingsimpson.com. She currently lives with her family in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Dr. Mayling E. Simpson was raised in Ohio and Virginia and graduated from Longwood College in 1968 with a major in biology. She earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of North Carolina. She has been an assistant professor in Population Dynamics at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, a senior technical officer in Community Water Supply and Sanitation at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and a senior technical health advisor for Catholic Relief Services in East Africa. Her career involved both research and developing programs applied in communities. She has lived and worked in Ireland, Iran, Nepal, Switzerland, Serbia, Ethiopia and Kenya. A published author, her publications are found at maylingsimpson.com. She currently lives with her family in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHebert, Paul Vinson:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. Paul V. Hebert was born and raised in Virginia and is a 1968 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) with a major in civil engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Hebert spent the first half of his career training engineers in water and sanitation in developing countries in Asia and Africa with The World Bank. The second half of his career was with the United Nations (Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) in response to wars, droughts and floods in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He and his family have lived in eight foreign countries and now reside in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Dr. Hebert taught at VMI 2013-2019 and is currently on the board of VMI's Alumni Association.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mayling Elizabeth Simpson \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311269851293,"sku":"9798994236901","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7b062851-3200-4f33-8fdb-fbfbcdbd9bbc.jpg?v=1779260150","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/drawn-to-the-mountains-mid-century-migrants-to-steamboat-springs-9798994236901","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}