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A Colorado History, 10th Edition Maxine Benson

A Colorado History, 10th Edition By Maxine Benson

A Colorado History, 10th Edition by Maxine Benson


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For fifty years, A COLORADO HISTORY has provided a comprehensive and accessible panoramic history of the Centennial State. From the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to contemporary times, this enlarged edition leads readers on an extraordinary exploration of a remarkable place.

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A Colorado History, 10th Edition Summary

A Colorado History, 10th Edition by Maxine Benson

Experience Colorado with this new, enlarged edition of A COLORADO HISTORY. For fifty years, the authors of this preeminent resource have led readers on an extraordinary exploration of how the state has changed-and how it has stayed the same. From the arrival of Paleo-Indians in the Mesa Verde region to the fast pace of the twenty-first century, A COLORADO HISTORY covers the political, economic, cultural, and environmental issues, along with the fascinating events and characters, that have shaped this dynamic state. In print for fifty years, this distinctive examination of the Centennial State is a must-read for history buffs, students, researchers-or anyone-interested in the remarkable place called Colorado.

A Colorado History, 10th Edition Reviews

A COLORADO HISTORY has been, since its first appearance in 1965, widely recognized as an exemplary work of its kind. --THE COLORADO MAGAZINE

About Maxine Benson

Maxine Benson is a Colorado native and an independent historian who has served as state historian with the Colorado Historical Society. Duane A. Smith recently retired as a professor of history and Southwest studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books. Carl Ubbelohde was the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface Prologue: The Land 1. A Prehistoric Prelude: The Dwellers in the Cliffs 2. A Spanish Borderland 3. Exploring Louisiana 4. The Fur Frontier 5. The Frontier in Transition 6. Gold Rush 7. Miners and Merchants 8. Culture Comes to the Gold Towns 9. Legal Beginnings 10. Battlegrounds 11. Smelters and Railroads 12. Utopias in the Desert 13. Carpetbagger's Kingdom 14. The Centennial State 15. Carbonate Camps 16. Open Range Days 17. Beyond the Continental Divide 18. Ditchdiggers and Sodbusters 19. New Frontiers 20. Politics and Populists 21. The Silver Crusade 22. The Good Old Days 23. The Era of Industrial Warfare 24. Water and Sugar 25. The Progressive Era 26. State and Nation 27. The Twenties 28. Depression Decade 29. Life in Colorado Between Two Wars 30. Decades of Boom, Years of Bust 31. Colorado and the Nation 32. Urban Colorado 33. The Old and the New 34. We Can't Remember Who We Were Tomorrow 35. Colorado in the New Millennium 36. Fire and Water 37. Today Is Going To Be Long Long Ago Suggested Reading Colorado's Governors, Senators, and Congressional Representatives (Chronological List) Picture Credits Index

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CIN0871083248VG
9780871083241
0871083248
A Colorado History, 10th Edition by Maxine Benson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co
20151224
512
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