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The Pike's Peakers and the Rocky Mountain Rangers

Author : Kenneth E. Draper
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477102337
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book The Pike's Peakers and the Rocky Mountain Rangers written by Kenneth E. Draper and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having been born and raised on the Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas, and having the ghosts of the Civil War about me constantly, I have been passionately interested in the Civil War as long as I can remember. The Victorian and antebellum homes with servant quarters still behind them, the wooded bluffs and caves where escaped slaves were hidden, and the mystique of the Missouri River area itself have maintained this feeling of the war for me. My mothers immediate family was from the Missouri River bottoms on the Missouri side and my fathers immediate family was from rural Atchison on the Kansas side. From my incomplete and somewhat misinformed family and formal history education, I assumed for most of my life that my mothers family was Confederate in its leanings and that my fathers family was Union. I was unaware that the town and countys namesake, Sen. David Rice Atchison, was from Missouri and had much Pro-Slavery activity. No effort has ever been made to change the towns name since the war. No Confederate tie to him was taught in any of my classes in school.

Recollections of a Rocky Mountain Ranger

Author : Jack Clifford Moomaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963699725
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Recollections of a Rocky Mountain Ranger written by Jack Clifford Moomaw and published by . This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Recollections of a Rocky Mountain Ranger

Author : Jack C. Moomaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Recollections of a Rocky Mountain Ranger written by Jack C. Moomaw and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Second Colorado Cavalry

Author : Christopher M. Rein
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806166681
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The Second Colorado Cavalry written by Christopher M. Rein and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War, the Second Colorado Volunteer Regiment played a vital and often decisive role in the fight for the Union on the Great Plains—and in the westward expansion of the American empire. Christopher M. Rein’s The Second Colorado Cavalry is the first in-depth history of this regiment operating at the nexus of the Civil War and the settlement of the American West. Composed largely of footloose ’59ers who raced west to participate in the gold rush in Colorado, the troopers of the Second Colorado repelled Confederate invasions in New Mexico and Indian Territory before wading into the Burned District along the Kansas border, the bloodiest region of the guerilla war in Missouri. In 1865, the regiment moved back out onto the plains, applying what it had learned to peacekeeping operations along the Santa Fe Trail, thus definitively linking the Civil War and the military conquest of the American West in a single act of continental expansion. Emphasizing the cavalry units, whose mobility proved critical in suppressing both Confederate bushwhackers and Indian raiders, Rein tells the neglected tale of the “fire brigade” of the Trans-Mississippi Theater—a group of men, and a few women, who enabled the most significant environmental shift in the Great Plains’ history: the displacement of Native Americans by Euro-American settlers, the swapping of bison herds for fenced cattle ranges, and the substitution of iron horses for those of flesh and bone. The Second Colorado Cavalry offers us a much-needed history of the “guerilla hunters” who helped suppress violence and keep the peace in contested border regions; it adds nuance and complexity to our understanding of the unlikely “agents of empire” who successfully transformed the Central Plains.

The Cowboy Cavalry

Author : Gordon Errett Tolton
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1926936027
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book The Cowboy Cavalry written by Gordon Errett Tolton and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Native and Métis unrest escalated into the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, white settlers in southern Alberta`s cattle country were terrified. Three major First Nations bordered their range, and war seemed certain. In anticipation, 114 men mustered to form the Rocky Mountain Rangers, a volunteer militia charged with ensuring the safety of the open range between the Rocky Mountains and the Cypress Hills. The Rangers were a motley crew, from ex-Mounties and ex-cons to retired, high-ranking military officials and working ranch hands. Membership qualifications were scant: ability to ride a horse, knowledge of the prairies, and preparedness to die. The Rangers were resolutely prepared to fight, as mounted cavalry, should the rebellion spread. This is their story, inextricably linked to the dissensions of the day, rife with skirmishes, corruption, jealousies, rumour, innuendo and gross media sensationalizing . . . all bound together with what author Gordon Tolton terms "a generous helping of gunpowder."

The Rocky Mountain Rangers

Author : Vincent Bezeau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780981059105
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book The Rocky Mountain Rangers written by Vincent Bezeau and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Zebulon Pike

Author : William R. Sanford
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1464610029
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (646 download)

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Download or read book Zebulon Pike written by William R. Sanford and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803, the young nation needed brave pioneers to explore this vast uncharted land. Zebulon Pike, a young frontier soldier, welcomed the challenge. Heading southwest from St. Louis, Missouri, Pike led an expedition across rolling prairies before arriving at the towering mountains. Pike became the first American to explore the southern Rocky Mountains, recording detailed maps. The highest peak in the range, which he never reached himself, now bears his name, Pikes Peak. Authors William R. Sanford and Carl R. Green explore the life of this American trailblazer.

Early Ascents on Pikes Peak

Author : Woody Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625855893
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Early Ascents on Pikes Peak written by Woody Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing, firsthand look at what it was like to ascend the storied Colorado mountain and experience its allure in the early days of the Old West. Magnificent Pikes Peak rises dramatically from the Colorado prairie to a height of 14,114 feet above sea level. Visible for one hundred miles around, the granite giant’s magnetic appeal compelled rugged mountaineers more than a century ago to risk loose saddles, electrical storms and even murder on treacherous expeditions to the summit. First known as Long Mountain by the Indigenous peoples who sojourned at its hot springs, Pikes Peak was a full-fledged tourist destination by the 1870s. Eager men and women ventured up and down by foot, horse, burro, stagecoach, rail and bicycle. Colorado Mountain Club historian Woody Smith captures the news of the era to recount the thrill of pioneer days on America’s most famous mountain.

The Pikes Peak People

Author : John Fetler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pikes Peak People written by John Fetler and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Rocky Mountain Wonderland

Author : Enos A. Mills
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Rocky Mountain Wonderland written by Enos A. Mills and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Zebulon Pike

Author : Patricia Calvert
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761416128
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Zebulon Pike written by Patricia Calvert and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2005 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life and career of the army officer and explorer who discovered, among other places in the West and Southwest, the great Rocky Mountain peak in Colorado that bears his name.

The Pikes Peak Gold Rush

Author : Peter Vescia
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1499414617
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book The Pikes Peak Gold Rush written by Peter Vescia and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few events have shaped the history, economy, and even geography of the state of Colorado quite like the Gold Rush. This book examines the events that led up to the discovery of gold, how the Gold Rush changed the cities and towns of Colorado, and the long-term effects on the state’s environment and natural resources. The informative text, supported by full color images and primary source documents, provides not only a chronology of events, but also historical perspective on how the past inevitably impacts the present.

Summit of Destiny

Author : Francis J. Pierson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615219127
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Summit of Destiny written by Francis J. Pierson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pike's Peak Gold Rush Guidebooks of 1859

Author : Luke Tierney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Pike's Peak Gold Rush Guidebooks of 1859 written by Luke Tierney and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bob Flame

Author : Dorr Graves Yeager
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Bob Flame written by Dorr Graves Yeager and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Colorado

Author : Robert W. Audretsch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781457555206
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (552 download)

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Download or read book The Civilian Conservation Corps in Colorado written by Robert W. Audretsch and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world was without hope for many of Colorado's young men in 1933. Youth unemployment was 25 percent and another 29 percent were working only part-time. Many quit school before graduation to work odd jobs to support their families. Others took to hitching rides on railroad cars desperate for a new opportunity. Even young men who finished their schooling were without work as they had no job experience or training. Then, in 1933, with the beginning of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) young men could go to work in Colorado's national parks, state parks, national forests and other public lands. They no longer worried where their next meal would come from. Now they could learn new job skills. In Colorado CCC boys planted trees, erected fences and telephone lines and put out forest fires. Today we still use the roads and trails they built. CCC work was made to last. At the program's end in 1942 over 30,000 Colorado men served at over one hundred twenty camps. And work was completed in nearly every county in the state. Robert W. "Bob" Audretsch retired as a National Park Service ranger at Grand Canyon in 2009 after nearly 20 years of service. Since then, he has devoted himself full time to research and writing about the Civilian Conservations Corps (CCC). Bob grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Wayne State University where he received a BA in history and a MS in library science. Prior to his work as a ranger, he was a librarian in Michigan, Ohio, and Colorado. Bob has a lifelong interest in history, nature, books, and art and has written numerous publications in the ﬁelds of library science, sports, and history. Bob is the author of Grand Canyon's Phantom Ranch (Arcadia Publishing, 2012), Shaping the Park and Saving the Boys: The Civilian Conservation Corps at Grand Canyon, 1933-1942 (Dog Ear Publishing, 2011), We Still Walk in Their Footprint: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Northern Arizona, 1933-1942 (Dog Ear Publishing, 2013), Selected Grand Canyon Area Hiking Routes, Including the Little Colorado River and Great Thumb (Dog Ear Publishing, June, 2014) and, with Sharon Hunt, The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona (Images of America) (Arcadia Publishing). He resides in Lakewood, Colorado.

A Trip to Pike's Peak & Notes by the Way

Author : Charles M. Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781932738797
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book A Trip to Pike's Peak & Notes by the Way written by Charles M. Clark and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The presence of gold in the Rocky Mountains had been rumored in the United States since the Mexican-American War and the gold rush to California. But, when gold nuggets were found in Clear Creek in 1859, the cry "Pike's Peak or Bust" swept the nation, and the "Rush to the Rockies" began in earnest. In 1859 and again in 1860, almost 100,000 gold seekers joined the rush. It was into this flood of "Pike's Peakers" that Dr. Charles M. Clark plunged. From the notes Clark kept during his travels and of his experiences in the gold fields, came A Trip to Pike's Peak & Notes by the Way - perhaps the best contemporary account of "The Pike's Peak Gold Rush" -150 Years ago and counting. Clark's book tells in detail what it was like to be on the dangerous trail to the new "diggings," which took him forty-five days using oxen to pull his wagon. Then he discloses his observations on where the gold lay and why most prospectors didn't find it. Although revised for easier reading, the editors endeavored to keep the "flavor" of Clark's original tale. Illustrations from many other sources have been added to enhance the original story. This book will give you a true feel of what it was like to be a '59er.