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Christie Wright takes readers on a journey through historic Park County during Colorado's outlaw era in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The stories of notorious criminals and descriptions of evil deeds make fascinating reading and make the book a perfect companion for exploring the South Park area.

Denver Sheriff, Civil War Hero, Sand Creek Massacre InvestigatorIn 1858 Edward Wynkoop arrived in the frontier town of Denver City. Today he is a hero to Coloradans. Wynkoop Street in Denver is named for him.

When the bloodiest labor dispute in U.S. history burst forth in 1913-14 in the coal fields of Southern Colorado, the miners knew whom to praise, and the owners knew whom to blame. Mary Harris Jones, known from New York to Colorado as Mother Jones, could incite a riot or calm a crowd with her amazing oratory gifts. She dedicated her life to helping miners organize to negotiate, even demand, better wages and working conditions."I hope there is no war in Trinidad," Mother Jones had said, referring to the entire Trinidad coal field expanse, "for it will cause suffering. But if the war has to be made that the boys in the mines may have their rights-let it come!" In the long run, did she help or harm the progress toward workers' rights? Were the deaths of mothers and children at Ludlow too great a price to pay?

William Palmer's railroad career was interrupted by the Civil War. He was taken prisoner, rose to the rank of brigadier general, and received the Medal of Honor. In Colorado he founded the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Florence Sabin was born in Colorado in 1871. During her lifetime, she was a working scientist and teacher at two leading medical institutions-Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and The Rockefeller Institute.

Justina Ford was the first African American female physician to practice medicine in Colorado. Facing the obstacles of race and gender bias, she spent half of a century caring for people of all races and circumstances.

Chipeta was the wife, confidant, and advisor to Chief Ouray of the Tabeguache band of Ute Indians in the mountain regions of Colorado. She was respected as a wise woman by both Utes and non-Indian people.

Jose Dario Gallegos was the son of a merchant. He moved north into Colorado, leading the establishment of settlement of San Luis de Culebra in 1851 and established the first store in Colorado.

Martha Maxwell grew up on the frontier in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and traveled west to Colorado on the Oregon Trail. She worked in mining camps and became famous as taxidermist and naturalist.

Mary Elitch Long (1856-1936), was a businesswoman and founder of Elitch's Zoological Garden (Denver's first zoo).

Ruby May Oliver lives a good life on the rugged Colorado mountain trails of the 1890s with her pa. As the author tells us, Ruby "had faced mountain lions, grizzlies, wolves, rattlesnakes, and angry badgers; she'd hiked miles through a snowstorm, had her toes frozen, her nose frost-nipped, and climbed to the top of tall peaks." In Trouble Returns, the third in the series, she faces her greatest challenge yet-school. With the help of Maude and Trouble, her donkey and cat, she outsmarts the school bully and an outlaw train robber. If you haven't met Ruby, Maude, and Trouble, you're in for a treat and a surprise ending. Enjoy! - Lois Ruby, author of Steal Away Home

Eleven-year-old Ruby is in a pickle. After years of traveling the mountains and hills of Colorado with her Pa and their donkey, Maude, Pa decides to settle down in the booming gold-mining town of Cripple Creek. Worse than that, Pa decides it's time for Ruby to learn something about being a lady. Vinegar and baking soda don't mix. Ruby faces the prospects of having to wear a corset, learning the art of elocution, and the possibility of having the school headmistress for a mother. Events lead Ruby into the midst of the 1896 Cripple Creek fire and culminate with the kidnapping and rescue of Maude from the clutches of a local scoundrel.

The Walls Talk: Historic House Museums of Colorado Thirty-seven historic homes, thirty-seven family stories. I wrote this book so that I could know the people who lived in these dwellings. I hope you enjoy knowing them, too. - Pat WernerThe house museums included in this book tell the stories of the families who lived in these dwellings. It was these stories that I wanted to bring to life. I had hoped to represent all the cultures that left behind dwellings that are now house museums and whose organizations wished them included. Sadly, no Native American dwellings of known families have survived in Colorado, so the rich culture of that thread is missing here. Many worthy living history museums were not included in this volume, as they were not family specific. Likewise, ruins, though some have been preserved at great expense, were not included. Historical museums housed in historic houses were not included unless the majority of their exhibits depicted the lives of those who dwelled within. Above all, I strived for complete accuracy, relying on primary sources as much as possible as well as personal conversations with directors and curators. The truth of these stories was fascinating enough. There was no need to embellish with the folklore that many of these places inherited from the 1960s and 1970s, when articles and oral histories paid little mind to accurate details. I wrote this book so that I could know the people who lived in these dwellings. I hope you enjoy knowing them, too.

Bob Sakata was born and raised near San Francisco, California. He was relocated along with his family and 120,000 other Japanese Americans to internment camps in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor and entry of the United Staes into World War II.Upon release, Bob Sakata moved to Colorado. He was reunited with his family after the war, and has owned and operated Sakata Farms near Brighton, Colorado, for more than sixty years.Overcoming childhood poverty, fear and prejudice during the war, and personal hardship and loss, Bob Sakata's success through determination, creativity, and a positive attitude exemplify the American spirit.

Bent's Fort shall be destroyed! This I have seen.With these words, the Cheyenne elder Gray Owl predicts the end of the mighty trading post on the Arkansas River. Eleven-year-old Little Fox learns that Gray Owl's vision includes him. He must destroy Bent's Fort! Alone and unarmed, Little Fox is left outside the towering adobe walls to face an impossible mission. This first chapter book for young readers is both a thrilling adventure tale and a well-researched interpretation of the end of Bent's Fort in 1849.

Julia Iannacito gazes at her fifth-grade McGuffery Reader and wishes school weren't so boring. If only something special, something out of the ordinary, would happen! Her wish comes true, but in a way she never imagined. The labor troubles in nearby Ludlow spill over into the coal mine where her father works. Julia is suddenly the only one who can avert a disaster and save her father.Filled with vivid historical details, this fast-paced story tells of Julia's struggles, both as a young immigrant, and as the daughter of a poor coal miner. The story introduces the reader, in an age-appropriate fashion, to the Colorado labor struggles and the immigrant experience.Out of the Ordinary is set during the 1914 Ludlow massacre. The author's grandmother, Julia, lived in a boxcar and attended a one-room school in Phippsburg, Colorado. The main characcter in this book and the events portrayed are based on accounts the author's grandmother told the author.