Colorado : a history of the Centennial State /

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Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of Colorado from this book. In this fifth edition, the coauthors incorporate contemporary events, scholarship, and insights about the state in a book that general readers and students will enjoy. This edition tells of confli...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abbott, Carl, 1944-
Other Authors: Leonard, Stephen J., 1941-, Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Colorado > History.
Colorado > Histoire.
Colorado
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Mountains and Plains
  • The First Coloradans
  • New Mexico's Northern Frontier
  • The Pikes Peak Gold Rush
  • The Era of the Booster
  • Exterminate Them!" : Natives 1850s-90s
  • Interlude : Coloradans in 1876
  • The Bonanza Years
  • The Businessman's State
  • A Generation of Industrial Warfare
  • Farming and Ranching in the American Desert
  • Women in Politics and Society
  • A Diverse People
  • Scenery, Health, and Tourism
  • Denver and the Reform Crusade
  • Interlude: Coloradans in 1917
  • The 1920s
  • The Great Depression
  • World War II
  • Postwar Boom
  • Postwar Politics and Other Diversions
  • Troubled Times
  • Environmental Challenges
  • Economic Peaks and Valleys
  • Sports
  • Cultural and Political Wars
  • Colorado Chronology
  • Colorado Biographies
  • Colorado Officials
  • Colorado Population and Economic Statistics
  • Colorado Facts and Symbols.

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