Phyllis J Perry
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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...
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From ghost towns to Native Americans to the state flower, author Phyllis Perry collected stories and ideas from all over Colorado in order to take a fresh approach to the state's history. In this fun and entertaining new book, every aspect of the state is explored, from national parks and wildlife to early explorers and Native peoples, the state's railroading and mining days to its state symbols and modern-day landmarks. Every chapter contains unique...
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From an out-of-control wildfire that nearly destroyed a town to a serial spouse killer in Estes Park, It Happened in Rocky Mountain National Park looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of Colorado's largest national park.
Learn how two teens' attempt to scale the Diamond-a sheer granite cliff so dangerous that climbing it used to be outlawed-resulted in one of the most complicated rescues in the park's history. Read about the...
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Rocky Mountain National Park is often called "the crown jewel" of the nation's park system. Set in Colorado in the southern part of the Rocky Mountain chain, which forms the backbone of North America, the park contains 72 named peaks above 12,000 feet with the tallest of these, Longs Peak, rising to 14,259 feet. Established in 1915 as a national park, it now hosts more than two million visitors every year. Vacationers enjoy picnicking, hiking, camping,...