The Road to Buckskin Joe By Tom Knebel Self published, 2014 ISBN 978-0-692-22999-6 Reviewed by Laura Van Dusen Tom Knebel used the long-gone mining town Buckskin Joe for the setting of his historical novel. It was a few miles west of Alma and one of the richest gold rush towns in the Mosquito Range from 1860-1868. The setting and title may make Central Colorado residents pick up the book, but it’s the story that will keep the pages turning. It tells of 16-year-old Tom Boone, who left his Missouri home in 1861 with a goal to make a fortune in ...