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Colorado: A Historical Atlas Hardcover – May 29, 2015
Colorado received its name (Spanish for “red”) after much debate and many possibilities, including Idaho (an “Indian” name meaning “gem of the mountains” later discovered to be a fabrication) and Yampa (Ute for “bear”). Noel includes other little-known but significant facts about the state, from its status as first state in the Union to elect women to its legislature, to its controversial “highest state” designation, elevated by the 2013 legalization of recreational cannabis.
Noel and cartographer Carol Zuber-Mallison map and describe Colorado’s spectacular geography and its fascinating past. The book’s eight parts survey natural Colorado, from rivers and mountains to dinosaurs and mammals; history, from prehistoric peoples to twenty-first-century Color-oddities; mining and manufacturing, from the gold rush to alternative energy sources; agriculture, including wineries and brewpubs; transportation, from stagecoach lines to light rail; modern Colorado, from the New Deal to the present (including politics, history, and information on lynchings, executions, and prisons); recreation, covering not only hiking and skiing but also literary locales and Colorado in the movies; and tourism, encompassing historic landmarks, museums, and even cemeteries. In short, this book has information—and surprises—that anyone interested in Colorado will relish.
- Print length368 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherUniversity of Oklahoma Press
- Publication dateMay 29, 2015
- Dimensions12 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
- ISBN-109780806141848
- ISBN-13978-0806141848
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Carol Zuber-Mallison is an award-winning freelance artist specializing in maps and informational graphics. For 14 years she was an editor and artist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News. She also created maps and graphics for the Texas Almanac and Texas: A Historical Atlas.
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- ASIN : 0806141840
- Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press; First Edition (May 29, 2015)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 368 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780806141848
- ISBN-13 : 978-0806141848
- Item Weight : 4.85 pounds
- Dimensions : 12 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,649,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,134 in United States Atlases & Maps (Books)
- #2,130 in West Mountain United States Travel Books
- #29,384 in U.S. State & Local History
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Customers find the book informative and well-researched. They appreciate the maps, charts, and photos that present the history of Colorado in an easy-to-understand way. The book is a great resource for ranching, farming, and many other topics.
"...Almost new condition. This is a great book if you want to get a comprehensive overview of Colorado history, resources, and activities...." Read more
"...My love for Colorado is in the mountains, and this will offer plenty of information regarding the entire history of this mountain state...." Read more
"...The maps used for each subject: Explorers, mining, labor unions, cattle ranching and farming and many other topics are well-covered...." Read more
"...This book is packed with information and photos and presents it in an easy to understand way. Highly recommend this book." Read more
Customers find the book visually appealing with its illustrations and pictures. However, some readers feel it lacks images.
"...This is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated, concise history of one of the most beautiful places on earth." Read more
"...Very well written with wonderful pictures and illustrations." Read more
"Beautiful coffee table book for our new ski condo" Read more
"Beautiful and interesting book. Great history. Bought it for a gift and it was much appreciated." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021First of all book came earlier than expected and well protected by packaging. A former library book sent from a library with minimal evidence of use or library ownership. Almost new condition.
This is a great book if you want to get a comprehensive overview of Colorado history, resources, and activities. Subjects are presented in 4-5 page essays each supported by excellent detailed maps. I collect antique Colorado maps and history books. This atlas is a great resource.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2018This is one of the best resources on Colorado available for anybody really. It's concisely built, meticulously reedited, and they have basically made the book a near perfect summation of the great state. My love for Colorado is in the mountains, and this will offer plenty of information regarding the entire history of this mountain state. High-quality book in every way. They really hit it out with this one. From the pictures to the quality of prose, the book is a massive improvement from the old one. An easy purchase for anybody interested in the state. Worth every penny.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016I have bookshelves full of books about Colorado history that I have read over the past twelve years in support of my work as in interpreter of Colorado history. This month, as I prepare for my fourteenth season as an interpreter of Colorado history, Thomas J. Noel's "Colorado: A Historical Atlas" is providing me with an outstanding opportunity to put it all together in a updated and well organized format. I highly recommend this 'coffee table' quality book for folks that are interested in knowing a little bit about everything regarding Colorado history in an updated format.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018If you want to know about the real Colorado, this book is the one for you. I'm using it for research. Tom Noel wrote it, so I know the book is carefully researched and correct. The maps used for each subject: Explorers, mining, labor unions, cattle ranching and farming and many other topics are well-covered. Add it to your library.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2018We're moving from Ohio to Colorado and wanted a book to give a general overview of Colorado. This book is packed with information and photos and presents it in an easy to understand way. Highly recommend this book.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2015I live part of the year in Fraser, Colorado so I was interested in the history of the state as well as potential hiking/biking trails. This is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated, concise history of one of the most beautiful places on earth.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015What a tremendous book. 200% improvement over the previous edition. Congratulations to Tom. His usual quality work.
This book could be used as a text for total Colorado History presented as only Tom can do.
Ingeniously organized
- Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2018This is a very interesting book that is filled with maps, charts, and information about Colorado. Outside of the maps and charts, however, there are very few photographs, and no full-page ones at all other than the opening page. Although this is something that I'm interested in, it won't work as a coffee table book since it doesn't really have any pictures, and it's not what I thought I was getting when I made the purchase. Based on the many glowing 5-star reviews about how beautiful the book is, I wrongly assumed it would contain a decent amount of photographs. I understand that maps and charts can be beautiful as well, it just not what I thought I was getting. I will keep this since I like maps and history, but a guest picking this up would probably be disappointed unless they're a map nerd like me!