Colorado: The Highest State, Second Edition

Contents

 Contents Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Timeline xi County Map xvi 1. The Highest State 1 State Emblems 15 2. The First Coloradans 21 3. Native Peoples of Colorado 35 4. Explorers, Trappers, and Traders 49 5. Up the Rio Grande 65 6. Natives versus Newcomers 77 7. Miners 91 8. City Life 107 9. Southern Coloradans 125 10. Cowboys and Farmers 139 11. Western Slopers 157 i C o n t e n t s 12. Hard Times 173 13. Reformers 187 14. The Automobile Age 203 15. The Depression, Recovery, and Growth 217 16. Economic and Ethnic Diversity 231 17. Conserving Colorado 249 18. Boom and Bust 265 19. Natural Resources 281 20. Today Is Going to Be Long, Long Ago 293 APPeNDixeS A. Colorado Governors 311 B. Colorado’s Population, 1860–2010 315 Annotated Bibliography 317 Index 319 About the Authors 335 MAPS Landforms 3 Rivers 4 Native American Tribes 36 New England, Old England, and Colorado 52 Gold Rush Routes 92 Colorado Historic Districts 260 ...