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Sketches of Colorado: being an analytical summary and biographical history of the State of Colorado as portrayed in the lives of the pioneers, the fou

Sketches of Colorado: being an analytical summary and biographical history of the State of Colorado as portrayed in the lives of the pioneers, the fou

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Historical FiguresGeneral ReferenceRegional: West

ISBN10: 935360690X
ISBN13: 9789353606909
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 430
Weight: 2.18
Height: 0.87 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Meet the men and women who turned a raw frontier into a modern state. Colorado history comes alive here. Sketches of Colorado, Vol. 1 is a sweeping biographical history of Colorado, blending analytical overview with hundreds of vivid life stories. Compiled in the early twentieth century, only decades after statehood, it traces the journey from the 19th century Colorado frontier and the Colorado territorial period history through to confident statehood, seen through Colorado pioneers and founders, builders, statesmen and progressive citizens. At once a colorado state history book and an American west biographies book, it captures the texture of daily striving, public service and enterprise that shaped Rocky Mountain regional history and Colorado political history in its formative decades. For anyone undertaking genealogy research Colorado families or seeking a dependable reference book for historians, this meticulous pioneer biographies collection illuminates the networks of families, businesses and public institutions that anchored the young state. It showcases prominent citizens of Colorado not as distant names, but as neighbours, colleagues and community leaders whose choices left lasting marks on townships, industries and civic life, serving both the curious general reader and the dedicated collector of local history. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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