Ned Wynkoop: Risked his life to make peace

Excerpts from my book, Forgotten Heroes and Villains of Sand Creek (June 11, 2010).

Brash, good-looking, and ambitious, Edward (Ned) Wynkoop started out as one of frontier Denver’s “bad boys,” chumming around with actors, rebels, and gunmen. Later, as commander of Fort Lyon for the First Colorado Cavalry, he underwent an abrupt and radical transformation. Continue reading