Research Catalog
A short history of Denver / Stephen J. Leonard and Thomas J. Noel.
- Title
- A short history of Denver / Stephen J. Leonard and Thomas J. Noel.
- Author
- Leonard, Stephen J., 1941-
- Publication
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2016]
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F784.D457 L47 2016 | Off-site |
Holdings
Details
- Additional Authors
- Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
- Description
- xviii, 212 pages; 21 cm
- Summary
- A Short History of Denver covers more than 150 years of Denver{u2019}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{u2019}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{u2019}s ethnic communities, including African Americans, Asians, Latinos, and many others. -- Goodreads.
- Uniform Title
- Project Muse UPCC books
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- From camping grounds to towns -- City building: 1859-1876 -- Worshiping, educating, healing, helping -- Growing out and up -- Go-getters & gamblers -- Down and up in the 1890s -- Paris on the Platte -- The tumultuous twenties -- This thing called depression -- World War II and postwar boom -- Suburbanization -- All the people -- A sporting town -- Preservation pacesetters -- Paths to the future.
- ISBN
- 9781943859191
- 1943859191
- LCCN
- ^^2016005517
- OCLC
- 937999176
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library