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A brief history of Fairplay /

Title
A brief history of Fairplay / Linda Bjorklund.
Author
Bjorklund, Linda.
Publication
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.
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  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Description
143 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-138) and index.
Contents
In the beginning -- Mammals and people -- The Spanish -- Trappers and explorers -- Territories -- First miners -- A town emerges -- How Fairplay got its name -- Espinosas wreak havoc -- Town takes hold -- Colfax brings politics -- Geological surveys -- Scandal at the post office -- Destroyed by fire -- Churches and chinese -- Statehood and business success -- Snapshot of Fairplay in 1878 -- Railroads and telegraph -- Justice -- Fairplay incorporated -- The Summer brothers -- A century turned -- Getting modern -- Town burros -- Gold dredge to gold days -- South Park City.
ISBN
  • 9781609499556
  • 1609499557
LCCN
2013015265
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library