Joe Mills

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Joe Mills

1880–1935

A Colorado naturalist and storyteller, he wrote warmly about mountain life and helped preserve early memories of the Rockies. His work is often remembered alongside that of his better-known brother, conservationist Enos Mills.

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A Mountain Boyhood

A Mountain Boyhood

by Joe Mills

About the author

Born in 1880, Joe Mills was a Colorado writer whose work drew on life in and around the Rocky Mountains. He is best known for A Mountain Boyhood, a memoir-like book that captures outdoor life, frontier experience, and the feeling of growing up close to nature.

His name is often linked with Rocky Mountain history and with his brother Enos Mills, the naturalist and early champion of Rocky Mountain National Park. Modern editions and catalog records identify Joe Mills as the author of A Mountain Boyhood and place his life from 1880 to 1935.

Though he is less famous than his brother, his writing offers a valuable personal view of mountain country in the American West. Readers interested in nature writing, regional history, and firsthand accounts of early Colorado life may find his work especially appealing.