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Pub. Date
1998
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Lasso the Wind is a look at the eleven states "on the sunset side of the 100th meridian" that Egan regards as the true West. Fishing rod and notebook in hand, he travels by car and foot, horseback and raft, through a region struggling to find its future direction under both the ideological weight of the past and the commercial threats of the present. He visits the Sky City of Acoma, which may be the oldest continuously inhabited community in America,...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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"Newly updated by Larry Cebula, this fourth edition of Nearby History is a comprehensive handbook for those interested in investigating the history of communities, families, local institutions, and cultural artifacts. Richly illustrated with photos and documents, Nearby History is an excellent resource for both professionally trained and self-taught historians."
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The Shawnee Historic District is locally significant for its historic association with transportation, entertainment/recreation, and community planning and development. Included in this historic district is a small cemetery. The town of Shawnee played a significant role in the history of Colorado. The community is associated with the history of transportation in the Rocky Mountain region, sitting along the route of the Denver, South Park and Pacific...
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Series
Colorado heritage volume 3
Description
Four brief stories depict experiences of trappers and fur traders in Colorado duing the first half of the nineteenth century.
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Pub. Date
1992
Description
In another true documented account of the settling of southwestern Colorado, this time the setting is Paradox Valley in the west end of Montrose County. A wild and tough area that was called by some "The Slaughterhouse of the West." Greager's great store of knowledge about the history of the area combined with diligent and persevering research makes this book a great experience in exciting and fulfilling reading.
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