Colorado: A History of the Centennial State, Fifth Edition

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Colorado a History of the Centennial State Conejos, a Hispanic town in the San Luis Valley, ca. 1860. (Colorado Historical Society, Denver.) © 2013 by University Press of Colorado Published by University Press of Colorado 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, Colorado 80303 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America The University Press of Colorado is a proud member of the Association of American University Presses. The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State University, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, Utah State University, and Western State Colorado University. This paper meets the requirements of the ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Abbott, Carl, 1944– Colorado : a history of the Centennial State / Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel. — Fifth Edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60732-226-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-60732-227-6 (ebook) 1. Colorado—History. I. Leonard, Stephen J., 1941– II. Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob) III. Title. F776.A22 2013 978.8—dc23 2013003148 Design by Daniel Pratt 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...