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Harvard University Press
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English
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Killing for Coal offers an original perspective on the Ludlow Massacre and the Great Coalfield War. In a sweeping story that begins in the coal beds and culminates with the deadliest strike in American history, Thomas Andrews examines the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers' strikes over the course of nearly half a century. He reveals a complex world shaped by the connected forces of land, labor, corporate industrialization,...
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English
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"The popular image of the settling of the American West has primarily been of cowboys, soldiers, miners, and trappers--the white men. In Homesteading Women: An Oral History of Colorado, 1890-1950 Julie Jones-Eddy brings to light the reality of the frontier through the oral testimonies of some of the women whose strength and perseverance were essential to the establishment of families, farms, and communities in the West." "Homesteading Women is a compilation...
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Pub. Date
c1993
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English
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Fascinating stories about thirty-four events that helped make Colorado what it is today. Read about Kit Carson, silver mines, Native Americans, Jesse James, and many more - including little-known episodes that shaped Colorado's colorful history.
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Breckling Press
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English
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Inspiration drawn from letters, journals, historical sources, and quilts--essential vehicles of women's storytelling through the years--fills this narrative re-creation of the history of the West, from the time of the early pioneers to the present day. 70 color photos. 60 b&w photos. 20 line drawings.
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The History Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink, and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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"Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. He shares the pleasures and perils of ranching out West, at the dawn of the 20th century"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Circle Star Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Native American Prayer Trees of Colorado is a book about the cultural tradition of a people. John Wesley Anderson takes his readers on a journey of discovery through his study of the Native American tradition of modifying trees for navigational, medicinal, burial, educational and spiritual purposes. Working in close association with members and elders of the Southern Ute Reservation, the study of previous researchers, and people familiar with these...
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PublishAmerica
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Includes tidbits of fascinating Colorado history, and mysteries of the many lost treasures yet to be found. Explore the haunted legends of many canyons, parks and other palces. explore the old legends in areas such as Trinidad, Purgatory Canyon, Ledville, St. Elmo, Pueblo, Denver and the San Luis Valley. Read of Colorado's ost dangerous pass, Plack Bear, and legendary people such as Wyatt Earp and others along with the story f the tabors, who wre...
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Western Reflections Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"Unbroken Spirits" is the stories of three courageous hardworking women who triumphed over their adversities not by becoming rich, powerful, winners in society but by enduring patiently and nobly under terrible adverse conditions. These women were not queens or princesses. They were underdogs. Some might even call them "losers." Each of these very special women played an important role in a famous Colorado conflict."
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University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"This thoroughly revised edition of the Historical Atlas of Colorado, coauthored by Tom Noel and published in 1994, is chock-full of the best and latest information on Colorado, with new topics, updated text, more than 100 color maps and 100 color photos, and a bibliography of best books on Colorado, as well as useful lists of relevant tourist attractions. Noel and cartographer Carol Zuber-Mallison map and describe Colorado's spectacular geography...
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