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2009.
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In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres.
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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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Colorado heritage volume 3
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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
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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.