Colorado: An Illustrated History of the Highest State

by Thomas J. Noel, Debra B. Faulkner

Colorado’s history, like the state itself, has had many ups and downs, Booms and busts in farming and ranching, in mining and railroading, in water and oil have made Colorado’s past a cycle of ups and downs as high as the state’s peaks and as low as its canyons. In each chapter of this book, you will find some questions, activities, and suggested reading to help you learn more of Colorado’s story than we can present here. We hope you will enjoy these pages. You will discover a high, dry state with rugged natural beauty and an awesome history.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 2006