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Colorado, a guide to the highest state by Hansen, Harry, 1884- ed; Writers; Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The Colorado Guide Is One Of The Shining Accomplishments Of The Federal Writers, Who Were Recruited By The Wpa In The Days Of The Great Depression To Record The Dynamic Story Of Their State. So Fruitful Were Their Door-to-door Inquiries That The Public Has Acclaimed Their Labors And Called For Their Book Ever Since. In The Last Few Years It Has Become Evident That The State Was Outgrowing Its Guide. The Spectacular Facts Of History Remained Unaltered, But Practically Everything Else Burst Its Seams. The Cities Pushed Beyond Their Limits The Colleges Were Jammed With Youth; The Hard-surfaced Roads Unlocked Remote Natural Wonder; The Rushing Rivers Created Dozens Of New Lakes; Even The Snowclad Mountains Yielded To Airlift. A Thorough Revision Was Called For--and Here It Is.^ Here Is The Parade Of The Cities: Denver, The Mile-high Metropolis, Building Convention Halls And Hotels In The Shadow Of The Gold-plated Capitol; Colorado Springs, Gateway To Norad, Pike's Peak, And The Us Air Force Academy; Boulder, Multiplying Scientific Laboratories Of National Renown; Pueblo, Rolling Steel; Aspen, Spreading Culture In Summer And Training Ski Jumpers In Winter; Even Lakewood, Carved Out Of D
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- Author
- Hansen, Harry, 1884- ed; Writers; Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado
- Publisher
- Hastings House, [1970]
- Published
- 1970
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780803811454
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Travel, History, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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