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Author: Marshall Sprague
Publisher: Swallow Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780804008990
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDetails the events and individuals instrumental in the development of this phenomenal resort at the foot of Pike's Peak
Author: Marshall Sprague
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 382
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Olivia Newport
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Published: 2012-10-01
Total Pages: 413
ISBN-13: 1620290189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEscape the helter-skelter of the modern culture and join software creator Annie Friesen, hiding at the home of an Amishman. With her high-tech career in jeopardy, Annie runs from fast-paced Colorado Springs—and straight into the hospitality of San Luis Valley’s Amish community. There she meets cabinetmaker Rufus Beiler, and the more time she spends with him, the more attracted she becomes. When Annie finds she shares a common ancestor with Rufus, she feels both cultures colliding within her. But is her love for Rufus strong enough for her to give up the only life she’s ever known?
Author: Olivia Newport
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2012-05
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 0800720385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this passionate romance set against the backdrop of the 1893 Chicago Exposition, a young socialite wrestles with family expectations and social boundaries.
Author: Steven F. Mehls
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 320
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This volume represents the fourth in a series of five Class 1 Overview histories prepared by the Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management. The purpose of these works is to develop a synthetic history of a given area in order to provide our managers and staff specialists with a baseline overview of the history of a district. ... It must be noted that the major cities , like Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Greeley are only mentioned. This is because there is no public land in these places and the Bureau's mandate is to manage the public lands, not private estates."--Foreword.
Author: Marshall Sprague
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-09-09
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781537558394
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMoney Mountain, first published in 1953, is the story of the fantastically rich Cripple Creek gold mines of Colorado. Detailed are the discovery of the lode and the first mining claims, the development of the town, the incredible wealth generated by the gold, the inevitable labor strife, disasters such as fires and floods; all well-researched and presented in an entertaining style. Included are 13 pages of maps and photographs. Marshall Sprague (1909-1994) authored a number of books and articles on the American West.
Author: David Sievert Lavender
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2003-06-01
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780803280199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the time of Coronado?s discovery to the era of modern ski resorts and sport climbing routes, adventurers have been lured irresistibly to the Rocky Mountains. In this book distinguished writer David Lavender traces the colorful history of the Rockies, focusing on the period that began in 1859 with the first gold strikes. The real and fabled attractions of gold, silver, furs, lumber, and lead brought swarms of people into the mountains, eagerly seeking wealth. A get-rich-quick spirit pervaded the Rockies, leading to lawlessness, violence, vigilantism, and political expediency. The Rockies is particularly revealing about the struggles which resulted in codes peculiar to the mountainous West. Duane A. Smith provides a new introduction to this Bison Books edition of The Rockies.
Author: Kathleen A. Brosnan
Publisher: UNM Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780826323521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShows how the people of Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo pushed their cities to the top of the new urban hierarchy following the discovery of gold, marginalizing the indigenous peoples.
Author: Jeremy Agnew
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2022-10-25
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 1476648123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProhibition was imposed by eager temperance movements organizers who sought to shape public behavior through alcoholic beverage control in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The success of reformers' efforts resulted in National Prohibition in America from 1920 to 1933, but it also resulted in a thriving illegal business in the manufacture and distribution of illegal liquor. The history of Prohibition and the resulting illegal drinking is frequently told through the lens of crime and violence in Chicago and other major East Coast cities. Often neglected are the effects of Prohibition on the Western part of the United States and how Westerners rose to the challenge of avoiding the consequences of illegal drinking. Illegal liquor was imported from abroad, made in stills using strange ingredients that were sometimes poisonous to the unlucky drinker. This history includes stories ranging from serious to quirky, and provides an entertaining account of how misguided efforts resulted in numerous unintended consequences.
Author: William Wyckoff
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780300071184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSprawling Piedmont cities, ghost towns on the plains, earth-toned placitas set against the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, mining camps transformed into ski resorts--these are some of the diverse regions in Colorado explored in this fascinating book. Historical geographer William Wyckoff traces the evolution of the state during its formative years from 1860 to 1940, chronicling its changing cultural landscapes, social communities, and connections to a larger America and showing that Colorado has exemplified the unfolding of a complex western environment. Wyckoff discusses how nature, capitalism, a growing federal political presence, and national cultural influences came together to produce a new human geography in Colorado. He explains the ways in which the state's distinctive settlement geographies each took on a special character that persists to the present. He leads the reader through the transformation of the state from wilderness to a distinct region capable of accommodating the diverse needs of ranchers, miners, merchants, farmers, and city dwellers. And he describes how a state created out of cartographic necessity has been given uniqueness and meaning by the people who live there.
