Author: LeRoy Reuben HafenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Colorado and Its People: Spanish Conquistadores to World War II
Author: LeRoy Reuben HafenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
A Forgotten Kingdom
Author: U.S. Department of the InteriorPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781496016065
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This volume represents a bridge between Colorado's prehistoric past and the time of Anglo-American settlement in our state. Few people realize that hundreds of years before the discovery of gold in Colorado during 1859, a highly developed European civilization had explored and settled the area now known as New Mexico and Colorado. Spanish conquistadors roamed the plains in the mid-1500s. They came here permanently in 1598 and founded the second oldest city in North America. This long cultural heritage was overshadowed when Colorado [and New Mexico] became part of the United States during the mid-1800s. This publication is neither prehistory nor purely western history. It reveals an aspect of our past that is sometimes overlooked and often forgotten. This volume represents a modest contribution to the Columbus Quincentennial year. It is fitting that during this 500th anniversary of the "discovery" of the New World, Spanish contributions to our western heritage are recognized.
Colorado and Its People
Author: LeRoy Reuben HafenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Across the Northern Frontier
Author: Phil CarsonPublisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9781555662165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In lean, swift-moving prose, Across the Northern Frontier chronicles the compelling adventures of the Spaniards who ventured north from colonial New Mexico into the unknown, and their contacts and conflicts with Native Americans. The narrative takes the reader along on those dangerous frontier expeditions for diplomacy, trade, and war.North of colonial New Mexico, the northernmost province of New Spain, loomed the region's highest mountains, seemingly limitless plains, moving black hills of buffalo, and a bewildering maze of mesas and canyons held by disparate and often hostile native peoples. Few journeys across the frontier were routine, for they included unpredictable encounters, with natives and exposure to the hazards of the wild. Water, and its scarcity, influenced every decision. Expedition leaders routinely kept journals of their often momentous travels, and those that survive provide rich detail on the new lands and strange peoples.Spanish explorers exerted a profound influence on the subsequent history of the present-day states of New Mexico and Colorado -- a legacy not fully documented until now -- as well as Texas, Kansas, Arizona, and Utah. Colorado's people, their cultural practices, place names, and even occasional artifacts all attest to this early Spanish influence.
Colorado and Its People
Author: LeRoy Reuben HafenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Colorado, a Story of the State and Its People
Author: Le Roy Reuben HafenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
A Colorado History
Author: Carl UbbelohdePublisher: Pruett Publishing
ISBN: 9780871089427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
For forty years, A Colorado History has provided a comprehensive and accessible panoramic history of the Centennial State. From the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to contemporary times, this enlarged edition leads readers on an extraordinary exploration of a remarkable place.
A Colorado History, 10th Edition
Author: Maxine BensonPublisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 087108323X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
For fifty years, A Colorado History has provided a comprehensive and accessible panoramic history of the Centennial State. From the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to contemporary times, this enlarged edition leads readers on an extraordinary exploration of a remarkable place. "A Colorado History has been, since its first appearance in 1965, widely recognized as an exemplary work of its kind." --The Colorado Magazine Experience Colorado with this new, enlarged edition of A Colorado History. For fifty years, the authors of this preeminent resource have led readers on an extraordinary exploration of how the state has changed—and how it has stayed the same. From the arrival of Paleo-Indians in the Mesa Verde region to the fast pace of the twenty-first century, A Colorado History covers the political, economic, cultural, and environmental issues, along with the fascinating events and characters, that have shaped this dynamic state. In print for fifty years, this distinctive examination of the Centennial State is a must-read for history buffs, students, researchers—or anyone—interested in the remarkable place called Colorado.
Colorado and Its People
Author: LeRoy Reuben HafenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
The Transformation Process Of A People
Author: D-Kha'dPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453549102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description