02859nam 2200541 a 450 991081932310332120230725053549.01-4571-1165-91-4571-1690-11-60732-145-9(CKB)2550000000056803(EBL)832075(OCoLC)769927224(OCoLC)769187632(OCoLC)761731001(MdBmJHUP)muse4120(Au-PeEL)EBL3039752(CaPaEBR)ebr10502123(CaONFJC)MIL910565(MiAaPQ)EBC3039752(EXLCZ)99255000000005680320120221d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierColorada the highest state /Thomas J. Noel and Duane A. Smith2nd ed.Boulder, CO University Press of Coloradoc20111 online resource (352 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60732-144-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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. 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 ""Did you know?"" trivia section, and recommended webColoradoHistoryJuvenile literatureColoradoGeographyJuvenile literature978.8Noel Thomas J(Thomas Jacob)1593874Smith Duane A1596130MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819323103321Colorada3999918UNINA