This allages read tells the tale of peoples who inhabited this region centuries before fortune drove pioneers west in the 1890s. Discovering colorado springs and the pikes peak region by dorothy dutton and. It gives a lively and interesting history and makes you feel more at home when you move. It was the territorial capitol for a short period and served as a supply camp for miners traveling to the mining camps west of denver. The next day we made mauls, and, beating a road or trench through the snow, crossed the crest in defiance of the pouderie and encamped immediately below in the edge of the timber. See our lists of biographies, fiction, nonfiction and textbooks on colorados. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Before it was founded, the site of modernday colorado springs, colorado, was part of the american frontier.
The town of colorado springs, was founded by general william jackson palmer as a resort town. Historic homes of colorado springs and vicinity paperback by. Maxine benson is a colorado native and an independent historian who has served as state historian with the colorado historical society. Buy products related to history of colorado springs colorado products and see what customers say about history of colorado springs colorado products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Manuscript collections cspm colorado springs pioneers museum. Waters first book haunted manitou springs and really enjoyed it. Smith recently retired as a professor of history and southwest studies at fort lewis college in durango, colorado. Books pikes peak library districts regional history series. She has completed the sixbook darcy farthing adventure series, which are. Frank waters, born in colorado springs in 1902, published 28 books.
The author was born in colorado spring and has lived here all her life. The book of colorado springs remains among the best and most consulted sources of the citys early history. Old colorado city, built in 1858 during the pikes peak gold rush was the colorado territory capital. Find information on colorado springs history and heritage. Crouch collected van briggle pottery and published several books documenting the history of this well known art nouveau pottery. I was born and raised in colorado springs during the 1940s and 1950s. The guide became nigh being frozen to death here, and dead mules were already lying about the fires. One of the most scenic states in the country, colorado has recreational parks including rocky mountain national park, black canyon of the gunnison national park with its narrow gorge cut by the gunnison river, dinosaur national monument in nw colorado, and great sand dunes national park and preserve in s central colorado. Ute indian prayer trees of the pikes peak region old colorado city historical society. In 1859, colorado springs history is marked with the founding of colorado city which became the first settlement in the pikes peak region. Youll find a regional backstory and images as artifacts that enrich our understanding of the local historical landscape. The unexpected education of two society girls in the west hardcover by. He has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books. Popular colorado history books showing 150 of 170 nothing daunted.
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