Colorado Vanguards: Historic Trailblazers and Their Local Legacies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467119375)

Colorado history is filled with maverick men and women who shaped the state's identity and culture. Trailblazers Zebulon Pike and Stephen Long laid groundwork for the miners, farmers and statesmen who helped the area evolve into a territory and a state. Father of Rocky Mountain National Park Enos Mills and writer Isabella Bird praised the surrounding natural splendor and championed its preservation. Entrepreneurs Otto Mears and William Jackson Palmer linked mines with towns such as Colorado Springs and Telluride, while the innovations of F.O. Stanley and Nikola Tesla energized the state. Author Phyllis J. Perry chronicles the lives of thirty men and women who left their indelible marks on Colorado.

Author: Phyllis J. Perry
ISBN-10: 1467119377
ISBN-13: 9781467119375
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2015
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d