Territory of Colorado, 1865. Millie knows the raucous mining town of Buckskin Joe is no place for children, but when Dom’s Uncle George shows up needing help, the whole family reluctantly heads to South Park. George has been accused of murdering his mining partner, Wandering Will, and although Millie questions his innocence, she finds there are many suspects who wanted Will dead. There’s fancy-girl Queeny, Will’s ex-wife, and dancehall-girl...

This study takes a fresh look into the lives of families living in the coal camps of southern Colorado between 1890 and the Great Depression. Historian Rick J. Clyne examines the experiences of the men, women, and children who lived and worked in these isolated, company-dominated towns. With the dangerous nature of mining coal a daily reality, the fear of death and injury was pervasive-not only for the miners venturing into the earth day after day,...

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of American writer and activist Helen Hunt Jackson, who is recognized for her efforts to improve the treatment of Native Americans in the United States. Presented in English and Spanish.

"Unclean elections were as common as unclean streets in early twentieth-century America. Few politicians questioned the process that put them in power. But "Honest John" Shafroth did. On February 15, 1904, the five-term Colorado congressman stunned the U.S. House of Representatives by resigning his seat. The previous election, Shafroth declared, had been tained with fraud - and he had unwittingly benefited. "Only a brave and honest man would do as...

A collection of essays on the history of the Hispano population of Colorado from the 1800's to the present.

A biography of Chief Ouray of the Tabaguache of the Ute Indians, who negotiated treaties with the United States government.

Describes Ostrander's experiences as a private in the First Colorado Cavalry.