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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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c1992
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"Life in Custer County has not been easy. The pioneers who came and stayed were strong people who learned to work with the land to earn a living. I would like to dedicate this book to those pioneers and their many descendants who live in the valley today. I respect and admire each of you for having what it takes to make Custer County your home."-- author.
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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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2011
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Thirty years after the discovery of the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, the first scientific archaeological explorations in Colorado took place in a district of the upper San Juan River drainage known for a pair of prominent pinnacles called Chimney Rock. In the Shadow of the Rocks presents a comprehensive history of archaeological research performed in the district as well as new interpretations of the role of the Chimney Rock communities in regional...
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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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"The revised edition of Colorado: A History in Photographs portrays Colorado's history in images taken from the frontier era to the present, all accompanied by a vivid, updated, and expanded narrative." "Presenting a broad view of countless aspects of life in Colorado and including 270 black-and-white photographs, this book will inform, entertain, and inspire all those who delight in learning more about the history of the Centennial State."--BOOK...
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2022
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from the preface: "So what better a project than to trace the origins of the blanco Basin Road - a trail I have beat for the last 46 years with all it's flat tires, hit deer, broken windshields, lost pilgrims, snow storm mishaps, mud, other curiosities - and yes - it's many and varied stories and history! Some people may not be interested in the old maps included in this epistle, but they surely will enjoy reading about people who were brought to...
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