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Colorado Historical Society
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
This study takes a fresh look into the lives of families living in the coal camps of southern Colorado between 1890 and the Great Depression. Historian Rick J. Clyne examines the experiences of the men, women, and children who lived and worked in these isolated, company-dominated towns. With the dangerous nature of mining coal a daily reality, the fear of death and injury was pervasive-not only for the miners venturing into the earth day after day,...
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Publisher
Mountain Press Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Colorado s roads wind through country that is steeped in history, sometimes tracing routes with a history of their own, from the Santa Fe Trail to the Million Dollar Highway. But no matter where you roam in this beautiful state, Roadside History of Colorado can guide you. In this long-awaited volume, award-winning history writer Candy Moulton escorts readers through ancient pueblos, perilous trails, mining boomtowns, and modern ski resorts. Like the...
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Publisher
Twain Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
"This book paints a broad, colorful picture of the history of gold and silver mining in the San Juan Triangle. It is intended for those who want to see, explore, and understand the historic sites remaining from the glory days of Colorado mining."--back cover.
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Publisher
Lawrence M. Johnson
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A comparison between photographs from over 100 years ago and photographs from today - from exactly the same spot. Also includes an overview of each spot from its historical beginnings to today and directions to each spot.
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English
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From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the "grave misfortune" of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are packed with mystery, pathos and fascinating historical details. Mined from the frontier newspapers of Ouray, San Juan and La Plata Counties, these stories tell of range wars, desperadoes, and cattle rustlers, lynchings, ill-tempered ranchers with trigger-fingers...
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Publisher
Sundance
Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
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Description
Photography came to Colorado in 1853. The area which is now Colorado was crossed that year by an expedition headed by John Charles Fremont. And accompanying the expedition was a daguerrotypist--Solomon N. Carvalho, the first photographer to set foot in Colorado.
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Publisher
printed by Johnson Printing
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
In another true documented account of the settling of southwestern Colorado, this time the setting is Paradox Valley in the west end of Montrose County. A wild and tough area that was called by some "The Slaughterhouse of the West." Greager's great store of knowledge about the history of the area combined with diligent and persevering research makes this book a great experience in exciting and fulfilling reading.
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