History of Colorado (Volume II)

By Wilbur Fiske Stone

Gold dust, rail lines, courtrooms, and camps: Colorado's past is louder than legend. Colorado was made in motion. In History of Colorado (Volume II), Wilbur Fiske Stone's landmark colorado state history brings the sweep of nineteenth century colorado into sharper focus across the colorado territorial era and into statehood, mapping how communities formed, argued, and endured in the rocky mountain region history. Stone writes with the steadiness of a civic witness, tracing the rise of towns and counties, the making of laws, and the pull between enterprise and order. This historical nonfiction volume brings together public records, political decisions, and lived detail from colorado frontier pioneers, with particular attention to early colorado mining and the forces that shaped a cornerstone of american west history. Read it for the narrative drive, then return to it as genealogy and local history: names, places, institutions, and turning points that ground family stories and regional claims. For libraries, students, and enthusiasts, it remains a dependable historical reference for researchers who want context without losing the human scale. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure - keep it close for fact-checking, or read straight through to feel the drama behind civic decisions. It belongs on any colorado history collection, and pairs naturally with the companion volume as a complete colorado history set for classic-history readers and careful collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9389247357
• ISBN13: 9789389247350
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 934 Pages
• Weight: 4.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"