Uniting mountain & plain [[electronic resource] ] : cities, law, and environmental change along the front range / / Kathleen A. Brosnan

• Autore: Brosnan Kathleen A. <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 978.8/83
• Soggetto topico: City planning - Colorado
• Soggetto geografico: Denver (Colo.) History; Colorado Springs (Colo.) History; Pueblo (Colo.) History; Denver (Colo.) Economic conditions; Colorado Springs (Colo.) Economic conditions; Pueblo (Colo.) Economic conditions; Denver (Colo.) Environmental conditions; Colorado Springs (Colo.) Environmental conditions; Pueblo (Colo.) Environmental conditions
• Note generali: Based on author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Chicago.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-270) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Holding the purse strings : Denver emerges -- Vanquishing the Indians : Denver clears the plains -- Taming the desert : Denver turns to agriculture -- Creating a valuable niche : Colorado Springs and the tourist trade -- Forging steel : Pueblo's incomplete challenge -- Mastering nature : reality and illusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Shows how the people of Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo pushed their cities to the top of the new urban hierarchy following the discovery of gold, marginalizing the indigenous peoples.
• Altri titoli varianti: Uniting mountain and plain
• Titolo autorizzato: Uniting mountain & plain
• ISBN: 1-283-63511-9; 0-8263-2353-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814623903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II