A Colorado Reader

Name/Title

A Colorado Reader

Entry/Object ID

RL2017.14.1

Description

A Colorado Reader is a collection of essays, most written in the first person, selected by the editors to illustrate the varied experiences of "ordinary" people in Colorado history. The book is divided into eleven sections: "The Land," "Coming to the Land," "Shelter," "Work," "Parents and Children," "Religion," "Health and Medicine," "Education," "Culture," "Entertainment and Recreation," and "Holidays and Celebrations." The hard cover book has 309 pages, illustrations, maps, an index and a table of contents. The book is 8.5" (H) x 5.5" (W) x 1.25" (D) and the jacket has an illustration of mountains on the cover. The book was in the circulating Broomfield Library collection and has markings, including a red "withdrawn" stamp, and a card holder.

Collection

Reference Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

History

Search Terms

History, Colorado

Book Details

Author

Ubbelohde, Carl, Maxine Benson and Duane Smith

Edition

2nd

Publisher

Pruett Publishing Co

Date Published

1982

Publication Language

English

Call No.

F776.5 .C64 1982

ISBN

0-87108-238-1