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"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...
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1946
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Cover title varies: The Westerners brand book; The Denver Westerners brand book; The Denver brand book. Vol.32 issued as: The Denver Westerners golden anniversary Brand book: a collection of papers prsented before the Denver Posse of the Westerners from 1975 through 1994.
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"First published in 1957, Pioneers, Peddlers, & Tsadikim, the original history of the Jewish people in Colorado, is now back in a revised and updated edition with twenty-one new illustrations. Containing a new preface and a comprehensive chronology covering more than 140 years, Pioneers, Peddlers, & Tsadikim is a definitive volume for both the scholar of Jewish/Colorado history and the casual reader alike."--BOOK JACKET
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The Cripple Creek District, on the back of Pikes Peak in central Colorado, first found fame through Bob Womack, the cowboy who publicized his knowledge of gold in the high country and drew thousands to the area. Gold fever allowed the region to flourish, while strikes, fires, and economic hardships threatened the district's survival. The dwindling population's fortitude, plus innovative ideas to boost the economy, carried the city from a struggling...
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c1967
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The founding of the towns and cities of the St. Vrain Valley are told in terms of people who settled there, and made great strides from the 1870's to the turn of the century. Founded as the Chicago Colorado Colony, the City of Longmont had many farsighted and fascinating people.