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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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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | F784.F35 B55 2013 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 143 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Subject
- 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
- OCLC
- ocn832255391
- SCSB-9237058
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library