Colorado Books

It's a great guide to the CT and I often use the advice for any trip I'm planning. It goes into great detail for the thru hiker or the day hiker, about the CT, or regardless of where you hike.

This book is in excellent source of information on the Colorado Trail. The sections are perfect for day/weekend hikers as well as thru-hikers. The advice on trail hiking is also very accurate and useful.

Dan Flores has lived most of his life in the Horizontal Yellow. Another, more historical term for this land would be the Spanish-Mexican Frontier. Florida was not settled from Mexico, of course, and the settlement of California was decades to more than a century later.

Flores explores this land from both the history and natural history points of view, with the historical part generally beginning with the first Spanish-U.S. contact as part of post-Louisiana Treaty boundary negotiations.

Not all Texas is the Southern spillover of Dallas and Houston; get acquainted with the rest of it, and adjacent areas, in this book.

Dan Flores' long-awaited new book once again proves he has few peers when it comes to a deep understanding of his native Near Southwest, a vision for its long term health, and the ability to weave a tale which is scholarly, literary, and deeply personal.

This book, although fiction, is true history. It was written by Henty in 1894. It's a classic adventure novel right up there in the ranks of Swiss Family Robinson. Henty was an outstanding writer of his time. It's very easy to get lost in this book, I'd be suprised if anyone could read it without putting it down. It's full of references and dialect of days long gone by. I want to jump into a time machine and go live with Tom for a while and quit worrying about traffic and work. I am fortune enough to own an original 1894 hard copy of this book that was given to me by a family friend and will cherrish it for ever.

This book presents a factual side of western history in an exciting way! That is very rare these days. From the first few pages, you are drawn in by young Tom's determination to join his uncle in Colorado and the dangers, joys, and sorrows he encounters along the way. I read this book in five days; it is an impossible put-down! All those who love history or just great stories will love this book.

This book is an excellent history of the Grand Mesa. It has given me a whole new perspective and understanding of this awesome land on the western slope of Colorado. I highly reccomend it.

Muriel Marshall, long time Colorado Western Slope resident and authoritative author, has done it again. In her incomparable, easy-to-read style, she has written the definitive book about a famous landmark on the Western Slope that the Ute Indians, wise in such matters, called Heaven. Most present day visitors know it a Grand Mesa, reputed to be the world's largest flattop mountain. The book is a well-researched, in-depth look at this 2,000 square mile geological phenomenon. It's all here, the history, the people, the place and events that have made Grand Mesa such a unique place. You will learn there are more than a thousand named places on some 50 U.S. Geological Survey quad maps required to cover its surface. Names such as Condemn It Park, Hell's Kitchen, Dead Man's Gulch and Holy Terror Creek are vividly described and framed in historical perspective. The story of Enos Hotchkiss and his entry into the Uncompahgre Valley is both interesting and factually accurate. The hardships endured by the Utes and early settlers are a reminder of the sometimes unforgiving climate and terrain on this one-of-a-kind treasure. You will visit 300 lakes, walk among the springtime flowers, enjoy summer hiking and fishing, revel in its myriad winter activities, and marvel at its incomparable, colorful autumn. Its all here, the history that is truly sometimes stranger than fiction; the people who struggled to settle, but never really tamed, this formidable obstacle; the vast array of flora and fauna found within its boundaries; and the events that have made Grand Mesa a "heaven" to those fortunate enough to have traversed its terrain. This is destined to be the definitive history of Grand Mesa. It is a comprehensive, well written book that is the hallmark of Marshall. For you readers who have read her earlier works, you know what I mean. For you that have not, well...you are in for a treat. Marshall is as great an asset on the Western Slope as the people and places she writes about. You will never truly know Grand Mesa until you read this book.

This classic new book was truly a pleasure to read. A book of historical substance, I commend Nicholas on his labor of love in this valued analysis of Jim Crow and the Woodrow Wilson Administration. A must read for all who have a genuine interest in a protest movement that challenged federal racial segregation and discrimination as it related to the forthcoming "Prophet of Peace." A great contribution to the Political Science Dept. Mr. Patler!

NB I'm looking forward to the movie!

THIS BOOK SHOULD BE A REQUIRED TEXT IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CLASSES ALONG WITH ALDON MORRIS'S THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Nicholas Patler's well written and fascinating book truly makes a unique contribution and challenges historical opinion in so many ways--some strikingly and others so subtley that one may miss the significance if they're not careful. I was unaware that such a massive protest movement, which included thousands of African Americans and white sympathizers, had occurred forty years BEFORE THE MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT! 1913 and 1914!

Mr. Patler shows that African Americans, far from being hopelessly divided or apathetic (as some have charged) to challenge Jim Crow at what was perhaps the worst period of racism in this country, instead rose up and passionately and strategically challenged the actions of the Wilson government to segregate, downgrade, terminate, and just plain humiliate African Americans working in the federal departments. The author gives gripping accounts of the electrifying mass meetings--some as large as the ones in the modern civil rights movement, and excellent descriptions of the protest tactics. His analysis of the growth of protest orginzations in the Progressive Era, including his revision of the NAACP, challenges the view again that protest activism was weak during this period. Mr. Patler also paints wonderful portraits of the colorful protest leaders, especially the fascinating and sorely neglected William Monroe Trotter. Wake up Black History Month! Trotter is the MLK of the Progressive Era and he's rarely mentioned and never given his dues in our history. I can still picture him confronting Wilson at the White House. He, along with the other protestors and activist organizations, set the tone and groundwork for the modern civil rights movement.

Jim Crow and the Wilson Administration is by far the most thorough and detailed account of Wilsonian federal Jim Crow and the only analysis of the protest that followed. The only thing I wish Mr. Patler would have given more attention to is the racist leaders who gave federal Jim Crow its thrust. He gives excellent descriptions of a few of them, most notably Wilson, James Vardaman, and Thomas Dixon, but I would like to know more about some of the others.

I am very happy with this calendar. It has one page for each week and each page has a beautiful photo of Colorado beside it.

Great photos by a man who really knows Colorado. The daily side of the calendar has good room for notes & appointments.

This is a wonderful and educational book for children and adults alike. I have shared the book with my friend's children. The author did a great job of taking the reader back to the era, especially with the photos. Justina Ford was an inspirational woman. Justina's Bio, once again, proves that hard work, love of life and respect for others leads to so much self satifaction. The book helped to renew my determination to reach my own goals. I am so glad I had a chance to read it!

Although this book was written for children, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and learning about Justina Ford. What a remarkable woman. I think that the "Now You Know Bio" series is a wonderful idea for educating our children and ourselves! I look forward to reading more of them. Ms. Lohse is a talented writer and I look forward to reading more of her books. I bought this book for several of my nieces and my 83 year old mother enjoyed it too!
Thank you for fine writing for all ages.

Lady of Light is the 3rd book in the Brides of Culdee series. Just when I think Kathleen Morgan has written her best ever, she comes out with one more. I appreciate the reality of flawed humans dealing with diffucult relationships. I also appreciate the reality of a great God who is ever present. In Lady of Light, Evan and Claire fall in love in a short period of time and marry. Not only do they deal with the problems of most newlyweds, but Claire brings along her troubled younger brother and immediately moves to a new country. In this new country, which is Evan's home, Claire deals with questioning in-laws and working daily with Evan's first love. Did he marry on the rebound? Does he really love her? Does he still long for his first love? When tradegy looms, the whole family must work together. But how!?! The complicated relationships must grow stronger or break. Even growth is not without pain and scars. A true love story because God is love.

I found this book on a shelf in a bookstore, thought it looked interesting and would serve the purpose of curing my boredom while sitting at home. Little did I know that this book would keep me enraptured so I could not put it down.
Normally I don't read books of this nature, but after realizing this is part of a series I went on a hunt for the other two and have not been let down thus far.

I had major trouble with a landlord. I was able to use the book to help know my rights and determine Colorado law regarding tenant rights when dealing with problem landlords. I suggest tenants read this book, so they know how to deal with renting and how to avoid problems!

This book showed me exactly what I needed to do in order to properly serve papers for delinquent rent. It is written at the right level for non-lawyers. It has detailed explanations for each line of each form that you have to fill out.

I got this book for my first grade son, who is intrigued by stories of early settlers. We highly recommend this book! Over several evenings, I read this book to my boys (age 6 and 4). The story was very engrossing --there was so much that my boys wanted to discuss each time we stopped reading. They enjoyed thinking about what decisions they would have made on such an expedition. The story is written very well. The pictures are fabulous.

You may have heard of Lake Powell, the man-made reservoir on the Colorado River found on the border between Arizona and Utah, that was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon. The reservoir is named for John Wesley Powell, a one-armed veteran of the Civil War who explored the river on a pair of boats in 1869, and is considered one of the most scenic lakes in the United States. "The Last River: John Wesley Powerll & the Colorado River Exploring Expedition" by Stuart Waldman, illustrated by Gregory Manchess, tells the story of an unlikely bunch of explorers. The ten men that boarded four row boats in Green River City, Wyoming in May 1869 included a one-armed geology professor, an emotional disturbed Civil War veteran, an Englishman whose knowledge of the west came from dime store novels, and a group of free-spirited westerners who did not take kindly to orders. Their mission was to explore the Colorado River, the last unexplored river in America, which flowed through hundreds of miles of canyons. Three months and a thousand miles later, only two of the boats and six of the men would emerge from the Grand Canyon.

After covering the geological origins of the Colorado River, Waldman tells how Powell, who lost his arm in the Civil War, became a professor of geology interested in the Rocky Mountains, and how the expedition was organized. The expedition itself involves running rapids and "lining" boats along the more dangerous ones, losing boats and men along the way. In addition to the paintings by Manchess there are black & white photographs of what these men saw, such as Flaming Gorge and Desolation Canyon, taken by John K. Hillers who traveled on Powell's later surveys of the Colorado River and its canyons. Often in the margins you will find sidebars containing quotes from the journals and letters of expedition members. The result is a solid introduction to the history of the expedition that will give young readers a sense of how difficult it was to explore the Colorado River. The main text ends by talking about the series of scientific expeditions Powell organized over the next decade that completed the first geological study of the Grand Canyon in 1880, so that by 1882 the map of the United States no longer had any blank spaces.

The Lewis & Clark Expedition is the greatest story of exploration and discovery in the history of the United States, and while the effort and consequences were decidedly smaller in scale, the Colorado River Exploration is in that same tradition. Waldman focuses on the story of the expedition, thereby emphasizing the journey itself rather than its results. One of the nice touches of this book is that the title page opens up to display a map of the area that traces the route of the expedition so that students can read about Powell's travels and follow them on the map at the same time. The back of the book has a section that tells what happened to the ten members of the expedition after it was over, and a list of sources, including Powell's own "The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons." Consequently, young readers who are inspired by this book to find out more about the expedition and its leader will be pointed in the right direction.