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The last thirty years Maynard has lived in Colorado and hunted in the San Juan region of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Having heard many stories of early trappers and gold miners, he began extensive esearch on Treasure Mountain and the Frenchmen who explored the area. Over the last twelve years he has obtained information from France, Spain, Cananda, Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico. Mr. Adams is presently working on another sequel to Citadel Mountain...
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Simon & Schuster
Language
English
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David Roberts helps us all to relive that magical moment in December 1888 when two Colorado ranchers, Richard Wetherill and Charlie Mason wandered into Mesa Verde and discovered Cliff Palace, still the largest cliff dwelling ever found in the United States.
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The University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"Ladies of the Canyons is the true story of a group of remarkable women whose lives were transformed by the people and landscape of the American Southwest in the first decades of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.Prologue : ladies of the canyons -- Imperfectly independent -- Land of ineffable light and sudden shadow -- Capturing the wind -- The Indians' book -- Time and the world -- Secrets and dualities -- Creating a brave new world --...
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Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[1994], c1989
Language
English
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"From the 1880s to the 1950s, the Harvey Girls went West to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway. At a time when there were "no ladies west of Dodge City and no women west of Albuquerque," they came as waitresses, but many stayed and settled, founding the struggling cattle and mining towns that dotted the region. Interviews, historical research, and photographs help re-create the Harvey Girl experience. The accounts are personal,...
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Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Examines America's westward expansion, describing the forcible subjugation of Native American tribes, including the fierce battles against the Navajo which ended with a brutal siege at Canyon de Chelly and the "Long Walk" migration. -- Publisher
14) The Ute
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Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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An exploration of the Ute Indians, discussing the nation's relationship with settlers, culture, ceremonies, migrations, and more.
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English
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The glamour and fascination of the Old West is brought to life in a new way in this interesting collection of facts and figures. It tell stories of such Old West characters as Geronimo, General Custer and the Unsinkable Molly Brown. This book covers the who, what, where, and how in the often violent settling of the land west of the Mississippi. The scope and history of the Old West is highlighted in a way that is both factual and entertaining in this...
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Free Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Charges that the U.S. government recruited the Navajo people to work in uranium mines in the Four Corners region of the country from the 1930s to the 1960s, knowing the dangers the workers faced, and discusses how the uranium contamination affected the land, water, animals, and people of the tribe, including cancer and birth defects.
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"Most people are familiar with the famous Precolumbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico, but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest. Here lie some of the most remarkable monuments of America's prehistoric past, such as Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Visitors marvel at the impressive ruined pueblos and spectacular cliff dwellings, but often have little idea of the cultures that produced these...
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