Jolie Anderson's collection of wild west tales focuses on the early frontier history of Colorado's plains and includes a look at some of the state's early pioneers like the "59ers" who promoted the state through travel guides and newspapers, exaggerating tales of gold discovery and even providing inaccurate maps to promote settlement in the plains; the perils of living and traveling the major gold routes the town of Julesburg relocated four times in a decade; feuds; Indian fights; outlaws, and even early rodeo history. These stories and events shaped the Colorado territory and are a rich glimpse into the early history of the state.

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Our Priest family is specifically mentioned in the Deadman's Canyon section of this book beginning on page 62.  In this section Henry Priest recalled the murder of Henry Harkens by the Espinoza Brothers.  Both Henry Harkens and Henry Priest are buried along side Highway 115 just south of Colorado Springs.