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Peanut Butter Publishing, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 7x5x1. Among other things, Bob Child was a Pitkin County, Colorado Commissioner for many years and was a prominent figure in the Aspen Community. Former Aspen mayor Bill Stirling said of this book of memoirs, Bob Child has captured with insight and reflection the tumultuous, idealistic and exciting Aspen/Pitkin County political scene of the 70's, 80's and 90's. Spiced with wry humor this is a book of tales of a shy kid from Chicago who moved his family from the city to become a cattle rancher in the rugged Colorado mountains, his successful battle to save a mountain from development, and his subsequent entry into volatile politics with four terms as a county commissioner. The pages come alive with tales of this talented family, a large extended family and some of the rich and famous of the Aspen community. Read of lobbying trips to Washington, misadventures of eager hunters; a jail escape; a stage shared with John Denver, Jimmy…
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- Title My Life as a Child
- Author Robert Child
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- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Granville Island/Peanut Butter Publishing, Seattle, Washington
- Date June 14, 2002
- ISBN 9780897168908
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My Life as a Child: From City Streets to the Rugged High Country of Colorado; the Memoirs of Robert (Bob) Child
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Granville Island/Peanut Butter Publishing, 2002. Paperback. Very good. Signed simply "Bob Child" on title page. Ranching in Snowmass Creek near Aspen, and keeping Haystack Mountain away from the developers.
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