Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Explores six generations of American life through the break-through development of photography.

"The definitive, fully illustrated state-by-state atlas of the shifting alignments, historic sites, and current points of interest along the United States' beloved Route 66. Route 66 changed immensely in the six decades between its opening in 1926 and its removal from the U.S. highway system in 1985. Since that time, Route 66 has enjoyed a renaissance, and interest in America's Mother Road as both a historical byway and a travel destination continues...

"In 1974, Bill Ganzel ... went on the road to photograph the aftermath of the Dust Bowl and to interview its victims forty years after the Great Depression. For seven years, carrying copies of [FSA photographs, taken between 1935 and 1942], Ganzel sought the same people and scenes that the FSA workers had photographed."--P.[2] of cover.

A guide to appreciating and understanding the history of abandoned mining camps shows how to use the techniques of an historical sleuth to identify and interpret what one sees at a ghost town.

Any way you slice it, Garfield loves pizza. Without it, he’s a wreck. His like-minded fans will surely savor this piping-hot new collection of deliciously funny comics. Life is short. Eat now, and you can rest in pizza.

With powerful, roaring engines, muscle cars got their name for looking like they could shoulder aside anything on the road. A true American legend, muscle cars have long appealed to a wide range of fans around the world. Inside, read how different car companies created parts of this legend, see the hottest models, and find out how muscle cars made a roaring comeback in recent years. Strap in for an awesome ride! So many cars, so little time! The world...

A photographic chronicle of the three decades preceding the dawn of the twentieth century in America, covering the frontier, cycling, education, city building, amusements, and other topics.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate the battles fought between January 1864 and April 1865 that led to the end of the Civil War.