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Colorado Vanguards: Historic Trailblazers and Their Local Legacies

By Phyllis J. Perry

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2015
ISBN
9781625856937, 2015949880, 9781467119375
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (2774287 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-09-27 19:50:11
NonfictionPHO019000PHO023100PhotographyTravelTRV019000

Description

Colorado history is filled with maverick men and women who shaped the state's identity and culture. Trailblazers Zebulon Pike and Stephen Long laid groundwork for the miners, farmers and statesmen who helped the area evolve into a territory and a state. Father of Rocky Mountain National Park Enos Mills and writer Isabella Bird praised the surrounding natural splendor and championed its preservation. Entrepreneurs Otto Mears and William Jackson Palmer linked mines with towns such as Colorado Springs and Telluride, while the innovations of F.O. Stanley and Nikola Tesla energized the state. Author Phyllis J. Perry chronicles the lives of thirty men and women who left their indelible marks on Colorado.

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