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The Coloradans
By Robert Athearn - 6x9" 430 pages profusely & historically illustrated. Copyright 1976, stated First Edition, cover price $15.00, published by University New Mexico Press.
430 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1977
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July 10, 2023
This is a good history of the settlement of Colorado and people who chose to do that. It is, I suppose, a little dated, but that's because it was written half a century ago or so. He covers all the different kinds of people who came there (or were there a long time ago), why they came, what they came for and how they interacted. My family has been in Colorado since the late 1860's and we've been involved in plenty of the good and the bad.
And, yes, there were some warts. Think of the Ludlow Massacre or the Sand Creek Massacre. Then there were the colony/cooperative movement and the creation of modern western water law. Whether you consider it good or bad, this is where most of the radioactive material used in the creation of the bomb came from.
All of this is interesting and has been well researched.
And, yes, there were some warts. Think of the Ludlow Massacre or the Sand Creek Massacre. Then there were the colony/cooperative movement and the creation of modern western water law. Whether you consider it good or bad, this is where most of the radioactive material used in the creation of the bomb came from.
All of this is interesting and has been well researched.
May 5, 2023
Always enjoyable to learn more about my home state!
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