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Author West, Elliott, 1945-

Title The contested plains : Indians, goldseekers, & the rush to Colorado / Elliott West.

Publication Info. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [1998]
©1998

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  978 W517C    Check Shelf
Description xxiv, 422 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents Prologue: A scrap and a panic -- Part 1: Visions. The Old World ; Frontiers and visions ; The called out people -- Part 2: Gold rush. The gold ; The gathering ; The rush -- Part 3: Power. Path of empire ; On the road to a flourishing mountain state ; The people of the centre ; The miseries of failure -- Epilogue: Stories in the teeth of life.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [383]-406) and index.
Subject Human ecology -- Great Plains.
Colorado -- Gold discoveries.
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- Great Plains -- History.
Subject Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- History.
Great Plains -- History.
ISBN 0700608915 alkaline paper
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