Summit of Destiny: Taming the Pikes Peak Country, 1858-1918 Tapa dura - 2008

Charlotte Square Press, 2008. Softcover. Good. 8x5x0. An x-library copy. Colorado was born just as the dark clouds of civil war rumbled across the American landscape. The discovery of gold along the South Platte River in 1858 would have profound consequences for Native American inhabitants--and for a nation wrestling with slavery. In rapid order, the cottonwood studded hunting grounds were stampeded by countless waves of prospectors, confidence men, and ladies of easy virtue--all clambering to the Pikes Peak country eager to turn a quick profit. The precious yellow metal also aroused competing claims--and the hopes of the Confederacy, which went so far as to attempt an invasion. But the lure of easy wealth and conquest proved elusive, and most of the adventurers left disillusioned. Yet the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains became, for those hearty souls who stayed, a veritable promised land. Today their names are sprinkled across the map--Byers Peak, Moffat Tunnel, Teller County, Palmer Lake,… Leer más

Charlotte Square Press, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Charlotte Square Press, 2008. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Charlotte Square Press, 2008. VG to VG-/na. Softcover. Some rubbing & edgewear; few creases at edges; some scratches/indents on cover; erasure mark in corner of 1st page; text overall clean & tight. 325 pages Keywords: 9780615219127

Denver: Charlotte Square Press, 2008. Author's inked signature on title page; Textblock very clean and tight, appears unread; Light wear to edges and corners. 325pp., including index and bibliography.. Signed by Author. First Edition/1st Printing. Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Black & White Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

Charlotte Square Press, 2008-01-01. paperback. New. 8x5x0.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.