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Autore |
Noel Thomas J (Thomas Jacob) |
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Titolo |
Colorada [[electronic resource] ] : the highest state / / Thomas J. Noel and Duane A. Smith |
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Boulder, CO, : University Press of Colorado, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4571-1165-9 |
1-4571-1690-1 |
1-60732-145-9 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Colorado History Juvenile literature |
Colorado Geography Juvenile literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The highest state -- State emblems -- The first Coloradans -- Native peoples of Colorado -- Explorers, trappers, and traders -- Up the Rio Grande -- Natives versus newcomers -- Miners -- City life -- Southern Coloradans -- Cowboys and farmers -- Western slopers -- Hard times -- Reformers -- The automobile age -- The depression, recovery, and growth -- Economic and ethnic diversity -- Conserving Colorado -- Boom and bust -- Natural resources -- Today is going to be long, long ago -- Appendixes. Colorado governors ; Colorado's population 1860-2010 -- Maps. Landforms ; Rivers ; Native American tribes ; New England, old England, and Colorado ; Gold Rush routes ; Colorado hsitoric districts. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Chronicling the people, places, and events of the state's colorful history, Colorado: The Highest State is the story of how Colorado grew up. Through booms and busts in farming and ranching, mining and railroading, and water and oil, Colorado's past is a cycle of ups and downs as high as the state's peaks and as low as its canyons. The second edition is the result of a major revision, with updates on all material, two new chapters, and ninety new photos. Each chapter is followed by questions, suggested activities, recommended reading, a |
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""Did you know?"" trivia section, and recommended web |
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