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360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"The governor of Colorado tells his story, from early loss to college on the ten-year plan, to business and political success."--
The maverick governor of Colorado traces his story from his extended education and early career challenges to his unexpected rise in politics, detailing his insights into issues ranging from immigration and fracking to gun control and legalized marijuana.
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The second volume in the No Eyes tetralogy.
In this enlightening work, the Chippewa shaman No-Eyes shares her wisdom and perspective on life. No-Eyes sits in her humble Colorado cabin, offering startling but compelling visions of the future, including some upheavals on the horizon. Listening intently to her teacher and new friend, Mary Summer Rain learns about the unique relationship between the Earth Mother and the many creatures in her domain....
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xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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The story of Baby Doe Tabor has seduced America for more than a century. Long before her body was found frozen in a Leadville shack near the Matchless Mine, Elizabeth McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor was the stuff of legend. The stunning divorce'e married Colorado's wealthiest mining magnate and became the "Silver Queen of the West." Blessed with two daughters, Horace and Baby Doe mesmerized the world with their wealth and extravagance. But Baby Doe's life...
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x, 275 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Broken" entwines the story of writer Lisa Jones with that of quadriplegic healer Stanford Addison, a Northern Arapaho on the Wind River Indian Reservation, while also exploring powerful spirits, material poverty, spiritual wealth, friendship, violence, confusion, death, and above all else,"a love that comes before and after and above and below romantic love."
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260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there at the dawn of the century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes, and windstorms provide authentic color. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that prepare Ralph to take his father's place. The first volume of Moody's little Britches series, this time-tested favorite...
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xiv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A captivating book about Dorothy Wickenden's grandmother, who left her affluent East Coast life to "rough it" as a teacher in Colorado in 1916"-- Provided by publisher.
"A captivating full-length book derived from a widely read and much beloved New Yorker piece about Wickenden's grandmother and her grandmother's best friend who left their affluent East Coast lives to "rough it" as teachers in the wilds of Colorado in 1916"-- Provided by publisher....
12) The perfect father: the true story of Chris Watts, his all-American family, and a shocking murder
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"In The Perfect Father, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt reveals the true story of a Colorado family whose storybook life turned into a nightmare. In the early morning hours of August 13th, 2018, Shanann Watts was dropped off at her Frederick, Colorado home by a colleague after returning from a business trip. It was the last time anyone would see her alive. By the next day, Shanann and her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, had been...
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220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"In September, 1867, residents of the tiny Colorado River village of Callville, Nevada, east of Las Vegas, to their surprise discovered a makeshift raft drifting down the river. Tied to the raft was a severely sunburnt, nearly naked, and barely alive man. They brought the "some loco'd" man to shore, and as he regained awareness, they heard his sketchy but amazing story. It would be almost two years before John Wesley Powell's party would undertake...
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