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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698935603321

Autore

O'Rourke Paul M

Titolo

Frontier in transition [[electronic resource] ] : a history of southwestern Colorado / / by Paul M. O'Rourke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, Colo. : , : Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, , 1980

Descrizione fisica

ii, 202 pages : illustrations, digital, PDF file ; ; 28 cm

Collana

Cultural resources series ; ; no. 10

Soggetti

Frontier and pioneer life - Colorado

Colorado History, Local

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title page (viewed on 04/29/2008).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-202).

Nota di contenuto

The natural setting and its relation to historic development -- The ancient ones -- Exploration and the fur trade -- The great reconnaissance and the rediscovery of the Southwest -- The Utes in southwestern Colorado : a confrontation of cultures -- Early mining and transportation in southwestern Colorado -- The permanent settlement of southwestern Colorado -- Transportation and mining, 1881-1920 -- Ranching and agriculture : the economic diversification of southwestern Colorado -- Southwestern Colorado in the modern era.