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Colorada : the highest state / / Thomas J. Noel and Duane A. Smith



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Autore: Noel Thomas J (Thomas Jacob) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Colorada : the highest state / / Thomas J. Noel and Duane A. Smith Visualizza cluster
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  
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  Visualizza cluster
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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