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A Short History of Denver

Author : Stephen J. Leonard
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874170036
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Denver written by Stephen J. Leonard and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short History of Denver covers more than 150 years of Denver’s rich history. The book recounts the takeover of Native American lands, the founding of small towns on the South Platte River at the base of the Rocky Mountains, and the creation of a city, which by 1890 was among the nation’s major western urban centers. Leonard and Noel tell the stories of powerful economic and political leaders such as John Evans, Horace Tabor, and David Moffat, and delve into the contributions of women, including Elizabeth Byers and Margaret (Molly) Brown. The book also recognizes the importance of the city’s ethnic communities, including African Americans, Asians, Latinos, and many others. A Short History of Denver portrays the city’s twentieth-century ups and downs, including the City Beautiful movement, political corruption, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Here readers will find the meat and potatoes of economic and political history and much more, including sports history, social history, and the history of metropolitan-wide efforts to preserve the past.

Brief History of Denver, Colorado, United States

Author : Yuusuf Adetona
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Brief History of Denver, Colorado, United States written by Yuusuf Adetona and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the captivating history of the Mile High City in "Brief History of Denver, Colorado, United States." This comprehensive book offers readers an insightful look into the heart of the American West, tracing Denver's journey from a bustling gold rush camp to its status as a modern, vibrant metropolis. Spanning several pivotal chapters, the book delves into the rich tapestry of Denver's past, uncovering the events, people, and innovations that shaped its unique identity. From the discovery of gold in 1858 that sparked rapid growth to the rise of its iconic landmarks and cultural institutions, this book covers it all. Key features include: Detailed accounts of Denver's early history during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. Exploration of the city's economic and cultural development, including the cattle industry and the famous Denver Stockyards. Insight into Denver's architectural evolution and its role as a transportation hub. Profiles of influential figures who played significant roles in Denver's history. An examination of Denver's modern era, highlighting its tech boom, diverse culture, and commitment to sustainability. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a Denver local, or simply curious about this dynamic city, "Brief History of Denver, Colorado, United States" provides an engaging and accessible narrative. It's not just a history book; it's a celebration of a city's resilience, innovation, and spirit. Join us on a journey through time and discover the events and characters that have made Denver a symbol of the American dream. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the forces that shaped not just a city, but a nation. Add it to your collection today and immerse yourself in the story of Denver, Colorado

A Brief History of South Denver & University Park

Author : Steve Fisher
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614238286
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of South Denver & University Park written by Steve Fisher and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: University Park was founded in the 1880s when the University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) moved from downtown Denver to land donated by potato farmer Rufus Clark. The University, founded by Methodists, wanted to escape the urban blight of the city and build an oasis for education. Liquor production or consumption was not allowed, and though today the area has many pubs a number of home mortgages to this day contain old covenants forbidding the making or selling of spirits. Around University Park grew the town of South Denver, which was annexed to the city of Denver in the early twentieth century. For many years in the late 1800s the primary employer was the University of Denver, but over time others moved into the area for its attractive homes and well respected schools. The area has traditionally been upper middle class and has enjoyed one of the lowest crime rates in the city. At the geographic center of University Park is Observatory Park, named for the famous Chamberlain Observatory, built in the 1890s and still fully operational with popular public viewing nights. In the early part of the century Colorado Governor Henry Buchtel lived in the park, as did a number of famed early DU faculty such as Ammi Hyde, who beat the freshman boys in an annual foot race well into his 90's. The area boomed after World War II as many from other parts of the country who were stationed in Colorado chose to remain and make it their home. The area has remained prosperous and continues to grow, sharing in the overall success that the Denver metro area has experienced.

East of Denver

Author : Gregory Hill
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110154869X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book East of Denver written by Gregory Hill and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2013 Colorado Book Award for Literary Fiction - a poignant, darkly comic debut novel about a father and son finding their way together as their livelihood inexorably disappears When Stacey “Shakespeare” Williams returns to the family farm in eastern Colorado to bury his dead cat, he finds his widowed father, Emmett, living in squalor. There’s no money, the land is fallow, and a local banker has cheated the senile Emmett out of the majority of the farm equipment and his beloved Cessna. Unemployed and without prospects, Shakespeare settles in as caretaker to both his dad and the farm while simultaneously getting drawn into an unlikely clique of former classmates. Threatened with the farm’s foreclosure, Shakespeare, Emmett, and his misfit friends hatch a half-serious plot to rob the very bank that stole their future.

History of the City of Denver from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time

Author : Junius E. Wharton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book History of the City of Denver from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time written by Junius E. Wharton and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Denver

Author : Jerome Constant Smiley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 988 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book History of Denver written by Jerome Constant Smiley and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of the City of Denver

Author : Junius E. Wharton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book History of the City of Denver written by Junius E. Wharton and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lost Restaurants of Denver

Author : Robert Autobee
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625852398
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Lost Restaurants of Denver written by Robert Autobee and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample the hearty helpings at the Hungry Dutchman and the dainty morsels at the Denver Dry Goods Tearoom to get a taste of a tradition rich with innovation, hard work, and crazy ideas. Waitresses, chefs, owners, and suppliers bring back the restaurants of yesteryear by sharing success stories and signature recipes. Just don't be surprised by sudden cravings for savory cannolis from Carbones, rich Mija Pie from Baur's, egg rolls at the Lotus Room, or chile rellenos at Casa Mayan.

A Haunted History of Denver's Croke-Patterson Mansion

Author : Ann Alexander Leggett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625841108
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Book Synopsis A Haunted History of Denver's Croke-Patterson Mansion by : Ann Alexander Leggett

Download or read book A Haunted History of Denver's Croke-Patterson Mansion written by Ann Alexander Leggett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-09 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into this nineteenth-century Colorado landmark and discover its paranormal history . . . Photos included! An ominous air hangs about Capitol Hill’s historic Croke-Patterson Mansion. Rumors of spirits and strange events have cast a shadow across its elegant Gilded Age facade. The lonely halls are haunted with stories of a doctor’s wife who committed suicide and the ghostly figure of a young woman who appears to visitors. Tenants of the building have also claimed to hear the cries of children, and dark specters in the basement prevent even the hardiest souls from staying for too long. In this fascinating book, authors Ann Alexander Leggett and Jordan Alexander Leggett explore the mysteries that have plagued this Denver mansion for over a century.

Colorado Day by Day

Author : Derek Everett
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1646420071
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Colorado Day by Day written by Derek Everett and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Copublished with History Colorado Colorado Day by Day is an engaging, this-day-in-history approach to the key figures and forces that have shaped Colorado from ancient times to the present. Historian Derek R. Everett presents a vignette for each day of the calendar year, exploring Colorado’s many facets through distilled tales of people, places, events, and trends. Entries incorporate tales from each of the state’s sixty-four counties and feature both well-known and obscure cultural moments, including events in Native American, African American, Asian American, Hispano, and women’s history. Allowing the reader to explore the state’s heritage as individual threads or as part of the greater tapestry, Colorado Day by Day recovers much lost history and will be an entertaining and useful source of lore for anyone who enjoys or is curious about Colorado history.

The Queen City of the Plains

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Queen City of the Plains written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Denver

Author : Stephen J. Leonard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Denver written by Stephen J. Leonard and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Colorado

Author : Wilbur Fiske Stone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1134 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Colorado written by Wilbur Fiske Stone and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 1134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The City of Denver and State of Colorado (Classic Reprint)

Author : Andrew Morrison
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365429838
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book The City of Denver and State of Colorado (Classic Reprint) written by Andrew Morrison and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The City of Denver and State of Colorado Denver. The seasons indeed are well de fined; but they glide lightly by in winters whose keenest rigors are only enlivening and exhilarating, and summers serene and refresh ing with mellow gradations between of spring time and autumn completing a cycle character ized most by its prevalence of sunshine, and by light, dry and tonic properties of the air, that are a healing balm for many of the most serious ills the ﬂesh is heir to. The savants declare that the atmosphere of the city has an electrical quality; it is a common saying in Denver, expressive of the zest it gives to life, that it is a luxury to breathe it; and in the breadth of view, and buoyant spirits of the people, that are the counterparts of the ample prospect and the cheering climate, it is easy to discover the inspiriting inﬂuence of environ ment upon the popular habits and character. The mean temperature or denver - disclosed by sixteen years signal service observations - is 49. The average of the highest readings of the thermometer, during those sixteen years, was 86; of the lowest, 7. By the same record the mean daily range was 24, the average annual rainfall of 15 inches, the average velocity of the wind an hour, six miles, and the average num ber of clear and fair weather days a year, 309. The average number of sunshiny days in Denver is 29 a month. From the 3oth of October, 1879, until February sth, 1881, fifteen months, the sun was not obscured all of any one day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Promises to Keep

Author : Floyd Little
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1617499862
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Promises to Keep written by Floyd Little and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This autobiography traces the life of Floyd Little who wasraised in poverty in New Haven, Connecticut, was bowlegged, sent off to military school, and told his IQ was too low to even consider college. He overcame those obstacles to become a three-time All-American football player at Syracuse University and one of the best NFL running backs of his era with the Denver Broncos. After football, he earned a law degree and ran a successful automobile dealership for more than 25 years. In Promises to Keep, Floyd Little reflects on a lifetime of beating the odds and achieving excellence on and off the field. He shares his memories from his record-setting seasons at Syracuse and in Denver and reflects on his long, unconventional road to the Pro Football Hall of Fame."

Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park

Author : David Forsyth
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607324318
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park written by David Forsyth and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park details the history of Lakeside, exploring how it has managed to remain in business for more than a century (something fewer than thirty amusement parks have accomplished) and offers a unique view on larger changes in society and the amusement park industry itself. Once nicknamed White City in part for its glittering display of more than 100,000 lights, the park opened in 1908 in conjunction with Denver's participation in the national City Beautiful movement. It was a park for Denver elites, with fifty different forms of amusement, including the Lakeshore Railway and the Velvet Coaster, a casino, a ballroom, a theater, a skating rink, and avenues decorated with Greek statues. But after metropolitan growth, technological innovation, and cultural shifts in Denver, it began to cater to a working-class demographic as well. Additions of neon and fluorescent lighting, roller coasters like the Wild Chipmunk, attractions like the Fun House and Lakeside Speedway, and rides like the Scrambler, the Spider, and most recently the drop tower Zoom changed the face and feel of Lakeside between 1908 and 2008. The park also has weathered numerous financial and structural difficulties but continues to provide Denverites with affordable, family-friendly amusement today. To tell Lakeside's story, Forsyth makes use of various primary and secondary sources, including Denver newspapers, Denver's official City Beautiful publication Municipal Facts, Billboard magazine, and interviews with people connected to the park throughout its history. Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park is an important addition to Denver history that will appeal to anyone interested in Colorado history, urban history, entertainment history, and popular culture, as well as to amusement park aficionados.

Colorado

Author : Carl Abbott
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607322277
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Colorado written by Carl Abbott and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In the fifth edition, coauthors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights about the state in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, shifting alliances, and changing ways of life as Hispanic, European, and African American settlers flooded into a region that was already home to Native Americans. Providing a balanced treatment of the entire state’s history—from Grand Junction to Lamar and from Trinidad to Craig—the authors also reveal how Denver and its surrounding communities developed and gained influence. While continuing to elucidate the significant impact of mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism on Colorado, the fifth edition broadens and focuses its coverage by consolidating material on Native Americans into one chapter and adding a new chapter on sports history. The authors also expand their discussion of the twentieth century with updated sections on the environment, economy, politics, and recent cultural conflicts. New illustrations, updated statistics, and an extensive bibliography including Internet resources enhance this edition.