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• The the Principled Politician

  Governor Ralph Carr and the Fight against Japanese American Internment

  Schrager, Adam

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  Next time you drive down Carr Street remember this courageous man, the only political leader in the U.S.A. to welcome Japanese Americans to his state during World War II and fight against Japanese internment.

• Asians in Colorado

  a History of Persecution and Perseverance in the Centennial State

  Wei, William, 1948-

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  William Wei sheds light not only on the Asian American experience but also on the development of Colorado and the greater American West.

• African Americans of Denver

  Stephens, Ronald Jemal

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  With the discovery of gold, Denver became a boomtown, and African American pioneers began to arrive in search of prosperity and a better future. This book is filled with historical pictures and biographies of those early settlers.

• Ned Wynkoop and the Lonely Road From Sand Creek

  Kraft, Louis, 1947-

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  Ned Wynkoop dared to standup for the rights of the Arapahoe, Cheyenne, and Sioux in Colorado and the West. He spoke out against the prevailing views of his military contemporaries and valiantly tried to prevent the Indian Wars of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ladies of the Brown

  a Women's History of Denver's Most Elegant Hotel

  Faulkner, Debra B.

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  Since the day it opened in 1892, Denver's Brown Palace Hotel has been the Mile High City's foremost destination for high-powered business travelers, celebrities, royalty and politicians. Hotel historian and archivist Debra B. Faulkner…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Opposite of Woe

  My Life in Beer and Politics

  Hickenlooper, John W. (John Wright), 1952-

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  The maverick, candid, very funny former governor of Colorado tells his story, from early loss, to college on the ten-year plan, first job as a geologist, then brew pub startup entrepenuer into millionaire owner of a string of pubs across…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Colorado Women

  a History

  Beaton, Gail Marjorie

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  Gail M. Beaton chronicles the lives, roles and contributions of women in Colorado from prehistory to the present, including indigenous peoples, suffragettes, Japanese American internees at Camp Amache and many more. This history comes to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emily Griffith

  Opportunity for All

  Post, Emily C.

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  Emily Griffith established adult education opportunities to help people help themselves create a better life. Her legacy lives on today in the Emily Griffith Technical College here in Denver. (Junior Biography)

• Colorado's Eccentric Captain Jack

  Jack, Ellen E. (Ellen Elliott), b. 1842

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  Read the wild tale of Captain Jack, perhaps the most unusual woman in late nineteenth century Colorado. Decide for yourself what is fact or fiction of her business ventures, gunfights, mining claims, and travels throughout the state.

• New Women in the Old West

  From Settlers to Suffragists, An Untold American Story

  Gallagher, Winifred,

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  The story of the American West told through the lives of women pioneers. They were compelled by circumstances to take on as much or more responsibility and work than men, which lead to women demanding the right to vote which influenced the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Colorado Phantasmagorias

  a Mashup of Biography, Fantasy, and Travel Guide

  Jacobson, Joan M., 1959-

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  This book tells the who, when and where the stories of 14 interesting Coloradans who changed the state and beyond.

• Yesterday's Wind

  Bartlett, Albert,

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  Andrew Hubbard, born in 1922 into a farming family in Colorado, finds his life upended and his plans to paused by WWII.

• Good Time Girls of Colorado

  a Red-light History of the Centennial State

  Collins, Jan MacKell, 1962-

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  Prostitution flourished in 19th century Colorado. This book tells interesting stories of both famous and lesser-known working girls and madams and their contributions to the Centennial state and the American West.

• Man-eater

  the Life and Legend of An American Cannibal

  Schechter, Harold,

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  In the winter of 1873, a group of prospectors lost their way in the Colorado Rockies. Months later, when the snow melted, only Alfred (Alferd) G. Packer was alive. "Man-Eater" tells the story of a legendary crime, the West's most wanted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Victorian Visitors at the Hotel De Paris in Georgetown, Colorado

  Primus, Constance Merrill, 1931-

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  Next time you're in Georgetown take a stroll around the Hotel De Paris, now a museum. This book profiles the famous and distinguished among Georgetown's diners, gentlemen miners, railroad men, commercial travelers, lady tourists and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ralph Carr

  Defender of Japanese Americans

  Duncan, Edward, 1804-1882

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  This biography tells the story about an outstanding Coloradoan who sacrificed his career to do the right thing during WWII. Carr Street in Denver is named after him. (Junior Biography)

• Susan Anderson

  Colorado's Doc Susie

  Griffin, Lydia, 1978-

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  This biography of Doc Susie tells the amazing story of a woman who overcame prejudice against women being doctors in the 1800s. She went on to save many lives in Fraser Velley, Colorado and become a valued member of her community. (Junior…Read moreRead more of this annotation