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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788499703321

Autore

Abbott Carl <1944->

Titolo

Colorado [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the Centennial State / / Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, Thomas J. Noel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colo., : University Press of Colorado, 2013

ISBN

1-4571-8127-4

1-60732-227-7

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (596 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeonardStephen J. <1941->

NoelThomas J (Thomas Jacob)

Disciplina

978.8

Soggetti

Colorado History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Maps""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Mountains and Plains""; ""2. The First Coloradans""; ""3. New Mexico's Northern Frontier""; ""4. The Pikes Peak Gold Rush""; ""5. The Era of the Booster""; ""6. Exterminate Them!: Natives 1850's-90's""; ""Interlude: Coloradans in 1876""; ""7. The Bonanza Years""; ""8. The Businessman's State""; ""9. A Generation of Industrial Warfare""; ""10. Farming and Ranching in the American Desert""; ""11. Women in Politics and Society""; ""12. A Diverse People""; ""13. Scenery, Health, and Tourism""

""14. Denver and the Reform Crusade""""Interlude: Coloradans in 1917""; ""15. The 1920's""; ""16. The Great Depression""; ""17. World War II""; ""18. Postwar Boom""; ""19. Postwar Politics and Other Diversions""; ""20. Troubled Times""; ""21. Environmental Challenges""; ""22. Economic Peaks and Valleys""; ""23. Sports""; ""24. Cultural and Political Wars""; ""Colorado Chronology""; ""Colorado Biographies""; ""Colorado Officials""; ""Colorado Population and Economic Statistics""; ""Colorado Facts and Symbols""; ""Notes""; ""Further Reading""; ""Index""