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| Title: | Colorado
: A History of the Centennial State, 4th Edition |
| Author: | Carl Abbott, Stephen J Leonard & Thomas J Noel |
| ISBN: | 0870818007 : 9780870818004 |
| Illustrations: | 124 b/w photos, 5 maps |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230,, |
| Pages: | 576 |
| Weight: | .91 Kg. |
| Published: | University Press of Colorado - August 2005 |
| List Price: | 19.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Local history: Colorado |
Since 1976 newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In this revised edition, co-authors Carl Abbott, Stephen J Leonard, and Thomas J Noel incorporate more than a decade of new events, findings, and insights about Colorado in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. Dozens of new illustrations, updated statistics and an extensive bibliography of the most recent research on Colorado history enhance this edition.
Mountains and Plains; The First Coloradans; New Mexico's Northern Frontier; The Pikes Peak Golf Rush; The Era of the Booster; The Bonanza Years; The Businessman's State; A Generation of Industrial Warfare; Farming and Ranching in the American Desert; Women in Politics and Society; A Diverse People; Scenery, Health and Tourism; The 1920s; The Great Depression; World War II; Post-war Boom; Post-war Politics and Other Diversions; Troubled Times; Measuring the Limits of Growth; Economics Peaks and Valleys; Cultural and Political Wars; Index.
