This is a thoroughly revised edition of the Historical Atlas of Colorado; which was coauthored by Tom Noel and published in 1994. Chock-full of the best and latest information on Colorado; this new edition features thirty new chapters; updated text; more than 100 color maps and 100 color photos; and a best-of listing of Colorado authors and books; as well as a guide to hundreds of tourist attractions. Colorado received its name (Spanish for “redâ€) after much debate and many possibilities; including Idaho (an “Indian†name meaning “gem of the mountains†later discovered to be a fabrication) and Yampa (Ute for “bearâ€). Noel includes other little-known but significant facts about the state; from its status as first state in the Union to elect women to its legislature; to its controversial “highest state†designation; elevated by the 2013 legalization of recreational cannabis. Noel and cartographer Carol Zuber-Mallison map and describe Colorado’s spectacular geography and its fascinating past. The book’s eight parts survey natural Colorado; from rivers and mountains to dinosaurs and mammals; history; from prehistoric peoples to twenty-first-century Color-oddities; mining and manufacturing; from the gold rush to alternative energy sources; agriculture; including wineries and brewpubs; transportation; from stagecoach lines to light rail; modern Colorado; from the New Deal to the present (including politics; history; and information on lynchings; executions; and prisons); recreation; covering not only hiking and skiing but also literary locales and Colorado in the movies; and tourism; encompassing historic landmarks; museums; and even cemeteries. In short; this book has information—and surprises—that anyone interested in Colorado will relish.
#523525 in Books University of Oklahoma Press 1998-04-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.00 x 6.00l; 1.06 #File Name: 0806130253288 pages
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