Colorado A History

Author : Carl Abbott,Stephen J. Leonard,Thomas J. Noel
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781607322276

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Colorado by Carl Abbott,Stephen J. Leonard,Thomas J. Noel Pdf

Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In the fifth edition, coauthors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights about the state in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, shifting alliances, and changing ways of life as Hispanic, European, and African American settlers flooded into a region that was already home to Native Americans. Providing a balanced treatment of the entire state’s history—from Grand Junction to Lamar and from Trinidad to Craig—the authors also reveal how Denver and its surrounding communities developed and gained influence. While continuing to elucidate the significant impact of mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism on Colorado, the fifth edition broadens and focuses its coverage by consolidating material on Native Americans into one chapter and adding a new chapter on sports history. The authors also expand their discussion of the twentieth century with updated sections on the environment, economy, politics, and recent cultural conflicts. New illustrations, updated statistics, and an extensive bibliography including Internet resources enhance this edition.

Author : Carl Ubbelholde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:500069832

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A Colorado History by Carl Ubbelholde Pdf

Author : Gail M. Beaton
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781607322078

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Colorado Women by Gail M. Beaton Pdf

Colorado Women is the first full-length chronicle of the lives, roles, and contributions of women in Colorado from prehistory through the modern day. A national leader in women's rights, Colorado was one of the first states to approve suffrage and the first to elect a woman to its legislature. Nevertheless, only a small fraction of the literature on Colorado history is devoted to women and, of those, most focus on well-known individuals. The experiences of Colorado women differed greatly across economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. Marital status, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation colored their worlds and others' perceptions and expectations of them. Each chapter addresses the everyday lives of women in a certain period, placing them in historical context, and is followed by vignettes on women's organizations and notable individuals of the time. Native American, Hispanic, African American, Asian and Anglo women's stories hail from across the state--from the Eastern Plains to the Front Range to the Western Slope--and in their telling a more complete history of Colorado emerges. Colorado Women makes a significant contribution to the discussion of women's presence in Colorado that will be of interest to historians, students, and the general reader interested in Colorado, women's and western history.

Author : Jeff Achey,Dudley Chelton
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0898868769

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Climb! by Jeff Achey,Dudley Chelton Pdf

Twenty-fifth Anniversary edition of a cult classic that profoundly transformed the world of rock climbing More than 50 percent new material, including perspectives on new routes and stories about well-known climbers Includes a 16-page color insert of never before seen routes and digitally remastered images from Greg Epperson, the celebrated climbing photographer featured in the first edition of Climb!This history of Colorado's world-renowned, destination peaks will appeal to climbing enthusiasts everywhereIn 1977, well-respected climbing gurus Bob Godfrey and Dudley Chelton self-published Climb! Rock Climbing in Colorado. The first climbing book of its kind, Climb! detailed Colorado climbing history and suggested a new set of challenges for those fascinated by life on the edge. In addition, Greg Epperson's photography introduced wide-angle drama and on-rappel images. Twenty-five years later, Chelton has teamed up with former Climbing magazine photo editor and climber Jeff Achey to recapture the original book's influence and impact for a new generation of climbers. With more than 50 percent new text and a stunning 16-page color insert, Climb! takes readers through the evolution of climbing, from the first technical climbs, to the improvised free climbs of the 60s and 70s, to the sport climbing of the 80s, to the extreme climbing of the 90s. Conflicts and competitions among climbers, of which there are many, are documented here, as is the entry and accomplishments of women climbers.This book will capture fans of the original book and build a new audience, as well.

Author : Elliott West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040165527

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The Contested Plains by Elliott West Pdf

Deftly retracing a pivotal chapter in one of America's most dramatic stories, Elliott West chronicles the struggles, triumphs and defeats of both Indians and whites as they pursued their clashing dreams of greatness in the heart of the continent.

Author : Carl Abbott,Stephen J. Leonard,Thomas J. Noel
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781607321071

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Colorado by Carl Abbott,Stephen J. Leonard,Thomas J. Noel Pdf

Since 1976 newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In this revised edition, co-authors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate more than a decade of new events, findings, and insights about Colorado in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, new alliances, and changing ways of life as Hispanic, European, and African American settlers flooded into a region that was already home to Native Americans. Providing balanced coverage of the entire state's history - from Grand Junction to Lamar and from Trinidad to Craig - the authors also reveal how Denver and its surrounding communities developed and gained influence. While continuing to elucidate the significant impact of mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism on Colorado, this new edition broadens its coverage. The authors expand their discussion of the twentieth century with several new chapters on the economy, politics, and cultural conflicts of recent years. In addition, they address changes in attitudes toward the natural environment as well as the contributions of women, Hispanics, African Americans, and Asian Americans to the state. Dozens of new illustrations, updated statistics, and an extensive bibliography of the most recent research on Colorado history enhance this edition.

Author : Jolie Anderson Gallagher
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625842015

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A Wild West History of Frontier Colorado by Jolie Anderson Gallagher Pdf

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.

Author : Derek Everett
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781646420070

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Colorado Day by Day by Derek Everett Pdf

Copublished with History Colorado Colorado Day by Day is an engaging, this-day-in-history approach to the key figures and forces that have shaped Colorado from ancient times to the present. Historian Derek R. Everett presents a vignette for each day of the calendar year, exploring Colorado’s many facets through distilled tales of people, places, events, and trends. Entries incorporate tales from each of the state’s sixty-four counties and feature both well-known and obscure cultural moments, including events in Native American, African American, Asian American, Hispano, and women’s history. Allowing the reader to explore the state’s heritage as individual threads or as part of the greater tapestry, Colorado Day by Day recovers much lost history and will be an entertaining and useful source of lore for anyone who enjoys or is curious about Colorado history.

Author : Richard N. Ellis,Duane A. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015024942693

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Colorado by Richard N. Ellis,Duane A. Smith Pdf

Designed to be more like a book of stories than a textbook, this book foregoes the tradition of placing questions and activity suggestions with the text itself. It contains some basic questions you may want to use to reinforce and check on your students' understanding of what they are reading.

Author : Todd Laugen,Meg Frisbee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733776842

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Colorado History Detectives by Todd Laugen,Meg Frisbee Pdf

Author : Randi Samuelson-Brown
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493046539

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The Bad Old Days of Colorado by Randi Samuelson-Brown Pdf

The Bad Old Days of Colorado celebrates the state’s glorious and rowdy past. Many people born and bred here relish just how “bad” things used to be: the terrain, the inhabitants and especially the quality of whiskey. It almost goes without saying that Colorado had all the characteristic Wild West elements—and in abundance! The chapters focus on the infamous and notorious rather than the law-abiding and civic-minded settlers. These pages, like the state, recount the tales of people who came West seeking, if not their fortune, at least opportunity. It is no secret that Colorado was settled by the adventurous willing to brave the harsh conditions and to prevail. Whether on the right or the wrong side of the law, all settlers and pioneers made unique contributions to the state’s complex culture. Certainly, in the nineteenth century, Colorado was not for the faint of heart.

Author : James McTighe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Automobile travel
ISBN : 0933472838

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Roadside History of Colorado by James McTighe Pdf

Author : Wade Davis
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1610913612

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River Notes by Wade Davis Pdf

Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, the Colorado is the world’s most regulated river drainage, providing most of the water supply of Las Vegas, Tucson, and San Diego, and much of the power and water of Los Angeles and Phoenix, cities that are home to more than 25 million people. If it ceased flowing, the water held in its reservoirs might hold out for three to four years, but after that it would be necessary to abandon most of southern California and Arizona, and much of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. For the entire American Southwest the Colorado is indeed the river of life, which makes it all the more tragic and ironic that by the time it approaches its final destination, it has been reduced to a shadow upon the sand, its delta dry and deserted, its flow a toxic trickle seeping into the sea. In this remarkable blend of history, science, and personal observation, acclaimed author Wade Davis tells the story of America’s Nile, how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to “leave it as it is.” Yet despite a century of human interference, Davis writes, the splendor of the Colorado lives on in the river’s remaining wild rapids, quiet pools, and sweeping canyons. The story of the Colorado River is the human quest for progress and its inevitable if unintended effects—and an opportunity to learn from past mistakes and foster the rebirth of America’s most iconic waterway. A beautifully told story of historical adventure and natural beauty, River Notes is a fascinating journey down the river and through mankind’s complicated and destructive relationship with one of its greatest natural resources.

Author : Edward Swenson,Andrew Roddick
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781607326427

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Constructions of Time and History in the Pre-Columbian Andes by Edward Swenson,Andrew Roddick Pdf

Constructions of Time and History in the Pre-Columbian Andes explores archaeological approaches to temporalities, social memory, and constructions of history in the pre-Columbian Andes. The authors examine a range of indigenous temporal experiences and ideologies, including astronomical, cyclical, generational, eschatological, and mythical time. This nuanced, interdisciplinary volume challenges outmoded anthropological theories while building on an emic perspective to gain greater understanding of pre-Columbian Andean cultures. Contributors to the volume rethink the dichotomy of past and present by understanding history as indigenous Andeans perceived it—recognizing the past as a palpable and living presence. We live in history, not apart from it. Within this framework time can be understood as a current rather than as distinct points, moments, periods, or horizons. The Andes offer a rich context by which to evaluate recent philosophical explorations of space and time. Using the varied materializations and ritual emplacements of time in a diverse sampling of landscapes, Constructions of Time and History in the Pre-Columbian Andes serves as a critique of archaeology’s continued and exclusive dependence on linear chronologies that obscure historically specific temporal practices and beliefs. Contributors: Tamara L. Bray, Zachary J. Chase, María José Culquichicón-Venegas, Terence D’Altroy, Giles Spence Morrow, Matthew Sayre, Francisco Seoane, Darryl Wilkinson

Author : James Whiteside
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015048587979

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Colorado by James Whiteside Pdf

Shows how sports history can illuminate the business, politics, class, race, gender, mores and values of a society. In pre-industrial Colorado, sports and games in Indian villages and early mining towns were shaped by work, community life, and even religion. As leisure time increased sport evolved into a more popular recreational activity.