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1) Carl Akers' Colorado

Author

Akers, Carl

Pub. Date

c1975

2) Hard gold: the Colorado gold rush of 1859 : a tale of the Old West

Author

Avi

Series

I witness

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5

Formats

Book, CD

Description

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Determined to find his nineteen-year-old uncle and best friend, Jesse, who left for Colorado to find enough gold to pay the mortgage and save the family's Iowa farm, twelve-year-old Early Whittcomb joins up with a barber, his wife, and his daughter on a wagon train heading for the gold fields near Pike's Peak in 1858.

3) Stampede to timberline: the ghost towns and mining camps of Colorado

Author

Wolle, Muriel Sibell

Formats

Book, Local Library Checkout Only

Description

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11th printing, April, 1967, 10th printing, April 1965, 2nd printing, October 1949

4) Colorado's colorful characters

Author

Bueler, Gladys R

Formats

Book, Local Library Checkout Only, Non-Circulating Item

5) The contested plains: Indians, goldseekers, and the rush to Colorado

Author

West, Elliott

Pub. Date

[1998]

Description

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Chronicles the history of the American plains and eastern Rocky Mountains, and discusses the major battles that occured between the Indians and the whites as they fought for control of the continent. "A major re-interpretation, eloquently written by one of the best and brightest Colorado historians." -- from "101 Best Books on Colorado" bibliography.

6) The last gold rush: a pictorial history of the Cripple Creek & Victor gold mining district

Author

Grimstad, Bill

Pub. Date

c1983

7) Here they dug the gold

Author

Willison, George F

8) The trail of gold and silver: mining in Colorado, 1859-2009

Author

Smith, Duane A

Series

Timberline books

Formats

Book, Local Library Checkout Only

9) Timberline tailings: tales of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps

Author

Wolle, Muriel Sibell

Pub. Date

1977.

Description

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'Timberline Tailings' is made up of material--letters and interviews--of the hardy men and women who met the challenges of the gold and silver mining camps of Colorado with stamina, ingenuity, and a keen love of life.