Colorada : the highest state / / Thomas J. Noel and Duane A. Smith
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| Autore: |
Noel Thomas J (Thomas Jacob)
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| Titolo: |
Colorada : the highest state / / Thomas J. Noel and Duane A. Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | Boulder, CO, : University Press of Colorado, c2011 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 978.8 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Colorado History Juvenile literature |
| Colorado Geography Juvenile literature | |
| Altri autori: |
SmithDuane A
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 web |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Colorada |
| ISBN: | 1-4571-1165-9 |
| 1-4571-1690-1 | |
| 1-60732-145-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819323103321 |
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