Terror on the Colorado Midland is a story that follows a man working for the Colorado Midland Railroad in the 1880s, building the highest railroad in the world at that time. John Spencer is the only American on a crew of Chinese railroaders working in the Colorado Rockies near Leadville. In this book, Mr. Spencer tells his harrowing story of the events that unfolded on the scariest day of his life. One terrifying thing after another happens on the mountain that day, culminating in an end to his story that will leave your jaw on the floor.