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Outlaw tales of Colorado: true stories of the centennial state's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats (Outlaw Tales)
By Jan Murphy, Jan Elizabeth Murphy. 2012
This book tells the tale of fourteen of the most dramatic events, and the most daring and despicable desperados, in…
the history of the Centennial State. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlawsOil and water: an oilman's quest to save the source of America's most endangered river
By Stephen Grace. 2015
For fifteen years oilman Bud Isaacs has been blowing the whistle on an abused stretch of the West's most iconic…
river--the Colorado. He has battled to repair the ecological damage caused by more than a century of water development. In telling the tale of this oilman's battle to repair the ecological damage caused by more than a century of water development, author Stephen Grace confronts the complicated currents that connect us all to water and energy. Some strong languageVoices of the American West
By Meredith Ogilby, Corinne Platt. 2009
This documentary-style collection profiles a wide range of prominent figures of the West as they engage in candid discussions about…
the region and its identity. A diverse group of visionary men and women, they may differ in politics but remain united in their belief that the West requires inspired action if it is going to endure challenges posed by political, cultural, and environmental pressuresTrail Ridge Road, constructed from 1929-1932, travels through Rocky Mountain National Park and follows the ancient trail across Tombstone Ridge.…
It offers visitors breathtaking views and a privileged glimpse at unique ecosystems. It is the country's highest continuous paved road, peaking at over twelve thousand feet and running forty-eight miles. The author takes the reader on a tour across the Continental Divide and through the history of Colorado's most famous bywayThe man who thought he owned water: on the brink with American farms, cities, and food
By Tershia D'Elgin. 2016
The true story of a small family farm in Colorado through the lens of the history of water policy in…
the state, and the science and law of water resources in the West. Through her family's story, the author addresses the deepening need for urban-rural cooperation, dispels misconceptions, and shares essential background knowledge about farms, food, and waterCoyote Valley: deep history in the high Rockies
By Thomas G. Andrews. 2015
What can we learn from a high-country valley tucked into an isolated corner of Rocky Mountain National Park? Integrating evidence…
from several historical fields with insights from ecology, archaeology, geology, and wildlife biology, this work offers a meditation on the environmental and historical pressures that have shaped and reshaped one small stretch of North America--the Coyote Valley--from the last ice age to the advent of the Anthropocene and the latest controversies over climate changeSea of sand: a history of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (Public Lands History #2)
By Michael M. Geary. 2016
Sculpted into graceful contours by countless centuries of wind and water, the Great Sand Dunes sprawl along the eastern fringes…
of the vast San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado. Covering an area of nearly thirty square miles, they are the tallest wind-produced dunes in North America. The dunes--originally designated as a National Monument in 1932--attained official National Park status in 2004. The author guides readers on a historical journey through this unique ecosystem, which includes an array of natural and cultural wondersNarrow river, wide sky: a memoir
By Jenny Forrester. 2017
The true story of one woman's search for identity within the mythology of family and America itself, this memoir is…
set in the Colorado Plateau, where Forrester grew up with her mother and brother in a single-wide trailer. Living in a small rural town, Forrester navigates feelings of isolation, an abusive boyfriend, sexual assault, and a failed college attempt to forge a separate identity. As young adults, after their mother's accidental death, Forrester and her brother are left with an increasingly strained relationship that becomes a microcosm of America's political landscape. Some descriptions of sex and violenceIncidental handicap: one woman's faith journey
By Richelle Cross Force. 2018
The author shares her story of self-acceptance while growing up with cleft lip and palate--the most common birth defect in…
the United States. Against a backdrop of the tragic death of her father and circumstances leading to emotional anguish, a smoking habit and overindulgence in alcohol, she develops a life-altering relationship with Christ, to whom she dedicates her life. Song lyrics includedLand of the burnt thigh: one woman's conquest of the wild, wild West
By Edith Eudora Kohl. 1986
In this autobiographical account of the early American West, the author shares her experiences as a pioneer settler in the…
area around the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota in the early 1900s. When they arrived, all that greeted Edith and her sister was a single, 10x12 wooden shack located in the middle of nowhere--and soon the harsh realities of surviving in this barren landscape set in. Ultimately, other settlers arrive as she and her sister meet Sioux Indians living nearby, start a newspaper, trading post, school and post office--all while homesteading themselvesPlunder of the ancients: a true story of betrayal, redemption, and an undercover quest to recover sacred Native American artifacts
By Lucinda Delaney Schroeder, Lucinda Schroeder. 2014
An undercover investigation to recover sacred Native American artifacts. Illegal trafficking in tribal artifacts for huge sums of money peaked…
in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1998. Schroeder's task was to bring criminals--at all levels--to justice, and to recover the artifacts and return them. Forces were at work to undermine--even destroy--her mission. Contains some strong languageA Taos mosaic: portrait of a New Mexico village
By Claire Morrill. 1973
Co-owner of the Taos Book Shop describes the town's free spirits and the customs and folkways that intrigued her: building…
with adobe, Indian dances, witches that still practice in the backcountry, and the unique, eccentric quality of Taos. UnratedA vision of voices: John Crosby and The Santa Fe Opera
By Craig A. Smith. 2015
The Santa Fe Opera, a thriving opera-lover's destination, owes its existence to the vision and work of one man: John…
Crosby, who created the company when he was only 30, and guided its fortunes for the next 45 years. The book shows how the Opera reflected his passions for music and the artsMysterious New Mexico: miracles, magic, and monsters in the land of enchantment
By Benjamin Radford. 2014
Investigations of the unexplained. Scientific investigative methods are used to analyze New Mexico's strange tales of ghosts, lost treasure, miracles,…
UFOs, and monsters. Radford uses folklore, sociology, history, psychology, and forensic science to reveal the truths and myths behind New Mexico's greatest mysteriesOut of sight: blind and doing all right
By Art Schreiber, Hal Simmons. 2014
A high level radio news broadcast exec at the top of his career, Art awoke at a resort near Santa…
Fe, New Mexico, unable to see. Art's refusal to give up and his struggle to live life to the fullest is inspiring. His story is compelling in demonstrating courage, compassion, and resilience in the face of tragedyChasing the cure in New Mexico: tuberculosis and the quest for health
By Nancy Owen Lewis. 2016
This book tells the story of the thousands of health seekers who journeyed to New Mexico from 1870 to 1940…
seeking a cure for tuberculosis. By 1920 such health seekers represented an estimated 10 percent of New Mexico's population. The influx of "lungers" as they were called, many of whom remained in New Mexico, would play a critical role in New Mexico's struggle for statehood and in its growthMy own story: the autobiography of Billy the Kid : as told to Ralph Estes
By Ralph W Estes, Ralph Estes. 2015
The book purports to reflect Billy the Kid's thoughts throughout his life, according to Estes' research. All the history and…
events up the shooting of Billy by Pat Garrett are true to the best available historical documentation. But did Billy die, or live on as Henry Carter until done in by cancer? UnratedGarrard went west at age 17, at the time of the Mexican War and the uprising of Pueblo Indians and…
Mexicans near Taos, New Mexico, in revolt at American rule. His story of the trials and Hangings at Taos is the only eyewitness account of these turbulent times. He gives accounts of mountain men and fur traders, capturing not only the habits of the times, but also the colorful lingo of the men who tamed the westOn a cold February evening in 1896, prominent attorney Col. Albert Jennings Fountain and his eight-year-old son Henry rode home…
across the White Sands of New Mexico. It was a trip the father and son would not complete--they both disappeared in a suspected ambush and murder at the hands of cattle thieves Fountain was prosecutingLadies of the Canyons: A League of Extraordinary Women and Their Adventures in the American Southwest
By Lesley Poling-Kempes. 2015
True story of remarkable women who left the security and comforts of Victorian society to journey to the American Southwest…
in search of a wider view of themselves and their world. Natalie Curtis. Carol Stanley. Alice Klauber. Mary Cabot Wheelwright