John Routt: Colorado's First Governor (Great Lives in Colorado History) (Great Lives in Colorado History / Personajes importantes de la historia de colorado) (English and Spanish Edition)

John Routt wanted to go West! When President Grant appointed him Colorado’s territorial governor in 1875, he did not hesitate. Colorado agreed with John and Eliza Routt. John served as territorial governor, twice as state governor, and as mayor of Denver. He struck it rich prospecting for silver in Leadville and bought ranches in what is today Routt County. Routt National Forest is also named for Colorado’s first governor.

Great Lives in Colorado History biographies bring the stories of notable Coloradans to elementary grade readers. Each book in the series is bilingual, containing full text in both English and Spanish.

Ages 8 to 10
Bilingual in English and Spanish
80 pages (English 39/Spanish 41)
Paperback
Trim: 5" by 8"
Publication date: 2013

Rhonda Rau is a teacher in Denver Public Schools. Authors of all the books in the Great Lives in Colorado History series are teachers, librarians, or administrators in Colorado schools.