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Series
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
xii, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A vivid account of the prehistory and history of Denver as revealed in its archaeological record, Denver: An Archaeological History invites us to imagine Denver as it once was.
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xix, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Recounts the stories of those who attempted ventures on the Colorado-Kansas Railway, which survived in one form or another for nearly fifty years, overcoming competition from other railroads, a limited revenue base, and even more limited capital financing. Consisting of steam-powered locomotives traveling along a mere twenty-five miles of track" --
Bound by Steel and Stone analyzes the Colorado-Kansas Railway through the economic enterprise in the...
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xviii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A Dream of justice is a firsthand account of the fight to desegregate Denver's public schools. Drawing on oral histories and interviews with members of the school board, legal community, parents, and students, as well as extensive institutional records, Pascoe offers a social history of Keyes v. Denver Public Schools"--
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xvi, 197 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The newest and most thorough guide to Denver's 52 local historic districts with over 300 individually landmarked properties. This lavishly illustrated volume celebrates Denver's oldest banks, churches, clubs, hotels, libraries, schools, restaurants, mansions, and show homes. "--
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xx, 300 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park, author David Matthew Forsyth details the history of the park, from its construction through its centennial, exploring how it has weathered a century of metropolitan growth, technological innovation, and cultural shifts. --
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
x, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"American naturalist and taxidermist Martha Maxwell famous in the 1870s for her skill and expertise collecting and preserving specimens of Colorado's wildlife but is virtually unknown. Written in 1879 by Maxwell's half-sister Mary Dartt, provides a case of how women practiced natural history and taxidermy, as exploration and settlement of Colorado"--
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xiv, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Interweaves nearly eighty oral histories including interviews, historical studies, newspaper accounts, and organizational records to shed light on Colorado women's participation in World War II, exploring the dangers and triumphs they felt, the nature of their work, and the ways in which the war influenced their lives."--Provided by publisher.
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