Hidden History Of Denver

Author : Elizabeth Victoria Wallace
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625841779
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Denver written by Elizabeth Victoria Wallace and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When prospectors set up camp on Cherry Creek in 1858, Denver emerged as a lightning rod for the extraordinary. Time has washed away so many unusual storiesfrom the dark days of nineteenth century Law and Order League lynchings and the KKKs later rise and fall to the heroism of suffragettes and the touching plight of the gypsies. Elizabeth Wallace knocks the dust off these details and introduces readers to characters like world heavyweight boxing champion Charles L. Sonny Liston, hit-man turned rodeo promoter Leland Varain, aka Diamond Jack, and the citys daring wall dogs, whose hand-painted building advertisements are fading reminders of a bygone Denver.

Author : Alexandra Walker Clark
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625843496
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Chattanooga written by Alexandra Walker Clark and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating behind the scenes look into the unique history and culture of Chattanooga. The enigmatic hills and woodlands of the Chattanooga area are a sanctuary of history, and the hometown of author Alexandra Walker Clark. Clark has chronicled the history of her hometown for the Chattanooga Times and the Chattanooga History Journal, and in this collection she combines some of her favorite stories. Absorb the city's rich ethnic diversity, travel down to the hallowed battlefields of Chickamauga and Fort Oglethorpe and grasp the compelling legacy of the Cherokee. This and so much more lies ahead in Hidden History of Chattanooga,

Author : Adrian Zink
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625858892
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Kansas written by Adrian Zink and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series statement from publisher's website.

Author : Sandra Wagner & Carol Ann Wetherill
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467137170
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of the Upper Rio Grande written by Sandra Wagner & Carol Ann Wetherill and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home to long-forgotten mining towns, defunct fisheries and neglected cabins, the turbulent headwaters of the Upper Rio Grande conceal a largely unknown history. Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys brought their legendary Texas swing to Crooked Creek Canyon's S Lazy U barn dance, while a comedy of errors unfolded around the ranch's secret still. Obstetrician Dr. MaryAnn Faunce, the daughter of an abolitionist and suffragette, made house calls as a real-life Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Rough-and-tumble miners drawn to Creede's silver boom found accommodations ranging from the primitive to the opulent, though none as enduring as the Creede Hotel. Upper Rio Grande native Carol Ann Wetherill and author Sandra Wagner preserve and celebrate the pioneering spirit that defined the early days in this obscure corner of southern Colorado.

Author : History Colorado
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780942576573
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History Colorado Center, Denver written by History Colorado and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen J. Leonard
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874170036
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Denver written by Stephen J. Leonard and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short History of Denver covers more than 150 years of Denver’s rich history. The book recounts the takeover of Native American lands, the founding of small towns on the South Platte River at the base of the Rocky Mountains, and the creation of a city, which by 1890 was among the nation’s major western urban centers. Leonard and Noel tell the stories of powerful economic and political leaders such as John Evans, Horace Tabor, and David Moffat, and delve into the contributions of women, including Elizabeth Byers and Margaret (Molly) Brown. The book also recognizes the importance of the city’s ethnic communities, including African Americans, Asians, Latinos, and many others. A Short History of Denver portrays the city’s twentieth-century ups and downs, including the City Beautiful movement, political corruption, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Here readers will find the meat and potatoes of economic and political history and much more, including sports history, social history, and the history of metropolitan-wide efforts to preserve the past.

Author : Joel Rippel
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439678200
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Twin Cities Sports written by Joel Rippel and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twin Cities sports fans are well-versed in disappointment, but the last 120 years of Minneapolis and St. Paul sports have also produced forgotten milestones. Most know of the Vikings' Super Bowl woes and the Twins' record-setting postseason losing streak. Few know that the first full-time college basketball coach originated here and that a Babe Ruth home run record supplanted a local player's achievement. Fewer still know about near misses like John Wooden almost becoming the University of Minnesota basketball coach in 1948 and Billie Jean King turning down an offer to join the Twin Cities' World Team Tennis franchise. Longtime Twin Cities journalist Joel Rippel documents these subjects and other forgotten or unheralded stories.

Author : Claudia Wines
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625855125
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Elko County written by Claudia Wines and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elko County in Nevada's remote northeastern corner has long attracted independent, spirited individuals determined to carve out lives of their own. Born to former slaves, Henry Harris worked his way from John Sparks's house hand to one of the most respected buckaroos in the region. Pete Itcaina, the unlikely millionaire, once bought a local bar on the spot just to fire the bartender, who mistook Itcaina for a bum and refused to serve him. The beautiful cattle rustler Susie Raper charmed her way out of numerous arrests and trials, despite her trail of dead husbands. Local author Claudia Wines excavates sagas buried in the dust and probes conventional wisdom surrounding local legend.

Author : Denver Nicks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781613740682
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Private written by Denver Nicks and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life of the soldier who committed a massive national security breach by releasing thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, exploring the influence of his political views and gender identity issues on his actions.

Author : Laura M. Mauck
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738518701
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Five Points Neighborhood of Denver written by Laura M. Mauck and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the 1870s, the word was out about Colorado. East coast and Midwest prospectors, European immigrants, and African Americans newly freed from slavery, rushed to Denver to find work and their fortune in silver and gold. Captured here in almost 200 vintage images is the story of the African Americans who escaped the oppression and racism of the post Civil War South, and created a city within a city: the Five Points neighborhood of Denver. Named in 1881 for a bustling five-way intersection, the Five Points area became the commercial and social sector for African American churches, businesses, clubs, and homes, and the heart of Denver's black community. Showcased here are the photographs of once thriving Five Points businesses in the Welton Street business district, such as Otha Rice's Tap Room and Oven and the Rossonian Hotel, as well as the familiar faces of the Cosmopolitan Club, Madame CJ Walker, and Dr. Justina Ford, Denver's first African-American female doctor.