A Colorado History, 10th Edition (The Pruett Series) - Softcover

Ubbelohde, Carl; Benson, Maxine; Smith, Duane A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871083191 ISBN 13: 9780871083197

Publisher: WestWinds Press, 2015

Synopsis

Experience Colorado with this new, enlarged edition of A Colorado History. For fifty years, the authors of this preeminent resource have led readers on an extraordinary exploration of how the state has changed―and how it has stayed the same.

From the arrival of Paleo-Indians in the Mesa Verde region to the fast pace of the twenty-first century, A Colorado History covers the political, economic, cultural, and environmental issues, along with the fascinating events and characters, that have shaped this dynamic state.

In print for fifty years, this distinctive examination of the Centennial State is a must-read for history buffs, students, researchers―or anyone―interested in the remarkable place called Colorado.

About this title

About the Author:

Maxine Benson is a Colorado native and an independent historian who has served as state historian with the Colorado Historical Society. Duane A. Smith recently retired as a professor of history and Southwest studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books. Carl Ubbelohde was the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University.

Review:

A Colorado History has been, since its first appearance in 1965, widely recognized as an exemplary work of its kind. -- Colorado Magazine

A crisp, well-drawn moving account. -- Montana Magazine

A well documented story of the state. -- Rocky Mountain News

About this edition

• Publisher: WestWinds Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0871083191
• ISBN 13: 9780871083197
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 506