03001nam 2200601 a 450 991095872060332120200520144314.0978145711165514571116599781457116902145711690197816073214531607321459(CKB)2550000000056803(EBL)832075(OCoLC)769927224(OCoLC)769187632(OCoLC)761731001(MdBmJHUP)muse4120(Au-PeEL)EBL3039752(CaPaEBR)ebr10502123(CaONFJC)MIL910565(MiAaPQ)EBC3039752(Perlego)2030876(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.9781607321446 1607321440 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)1812044Smith Duane A1810449MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958720603321Colorada4364301UNINA