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"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 the fifth edition, coauthors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights about the state in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, shifting alliances, and changing...
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"Rock art, a modern misnomer that originated in Europe, is a categorical term that includes purposeful human modification of in-place rock surfaces by pecking, scratching, incising, engraving, drilling, carving, grinding, and painting to produce preconceived images. Thus, the bedrock grinding surfaces resulting from grinding activities to produce seed flour are not considered rock art, nor is a decorated pebble considered rock art."
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1946
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Cover title varies: The Westerners brand book; The Denver Westerners brand book; The Denver brand book. Vol.32 issued as: The Denver Westerners golden anniversary Brand book: a collection of papers prsented before the Denver Posse of the Westerners from 1975 through 1994.
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c1996
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Civil War veteran Sam Howe turned to law enforcement and became a widely known detective on the western frontier. As one of Denver's original twelve policemen, Sam Howe, gained nationwide renown as a chronicler of early crime in this raucous and booming western community. This completed manuscript focuses on the evolution of Denver's prostitution, gambling, narcotic addicts and corrupt politicians and police.
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2003
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The Cripple Creek District, on the back of Pikes Peak in central Colorado, first found fame through Bob Womack, the cowboy who publicized his knowledge of gold in the high country and drew thousands to the area. Gold fever allowed the region to flourish, while strikes, fires, and economic hardships threatened the district's survival. The dwindling population's fortitude, plus innovative ideas to boost the economy, carried the city from a struggling...