Stephen J. Leonard
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©1993
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From the time of the stock market crash of 1929 to the return of prosperity in 1940-1941, Colorado suffered and overcame an unparalleled economic collapse. As banks and businesses failed, Coloradans struggled to rebuild their lives and the state's economy, creating in the process a tumultuous and fascinating decade. In Trials and Triumphs historian Stephen Leonard blends exhaustive research and more than 150 photographs, including a striking selection...
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Colorado history volume no. 8
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"Unclean elections were as common as unclean streets in early twentieth-century America. Few politicians questioned the process that put them in power. But "Honest John" Shafroth did. On February 15, 1904, the five-term Colorado congressman stunned the U.S. House of Representatives by resigning his seat.
The previous election, Shafroth declared, had been tained with fraud - and he had unwittingly benefited. "Only a brave and honest man would do as...
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"Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In the fifth edition, coauthors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights about the state in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, shifting alliances, and changing...
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"In this examination of more than 175 lynchings, Stephen J. Leonard illustrates the role economics, migration, race, and gender played in the shaping of justice and injustice in Colorado. One of the first comprehensive studies of the phenomenon in a Western state, Lynching in Colorado provides an essential complement to recent studies of Southern lynchings, demonstrating that at times the land of purple mountain's majesty was just as lynching-prone...
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