{"title":"Duane A. Smith","description":"Maxine Benson is a Colorado native and an independent historian who has served as state historian with the Colorado Historical Society. Duane A. Smith recently retired as a professor of history and Southwest studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He has authored or coauthored more than a dozen books. Carl Ubbelohde was the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University.","products":[{"product_id":"a-colorado-history-10th-edition-paperback","title":"A Colorado History, 10th Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eExperience Colorado with this new, expanded edition of\u003ci\u003e A Colorado History. \u003c\/i\u003eFor fifty years, the authors of this preeminent resource have\u003c\/p\u003eled readers on an extraordinary exploration of how the state has changed-and how it has stayed the same.An engaging narrative, \u003ci\u003eA Colorado History\u003c\/i\u003e begins with the prehistoric cliff dwellers of Mesa Verde and proceeds chronologically with accounts of Colorado's role as a frontier territory--its fur trade, mining, Indian relations, cattle ranching, and homesteading--and continues to the present day political, economic, cultural, and environmental issues. Fascinating, informative, and accessible to history buffs, students, researchers--or anyone--interested in the remarkable story of a remarkable place. The tenth edition features a new chapter on recent events, new photos, and an updated bibliography section.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51366344425695,"sku":"9780871083197","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/zgg01ZocLM9780871083197.webp?v=1789091586"},{"product_id":"the-trail-of-gold-and-silver-mining-in-colorado-1859-2009-paperback","title":"The Trail of Gold and Silver: Mining in Colorado, 1859-2009 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Trail of Gold and Silver\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Duane A. Smith details Colorado's mining saga - a story that stretches from the beginning of the gold and silver mining rush in the mid-nineteenth century into the twenty-first century. Gold and silver mining laid the foundation for Colorado's economy, and 1859 marked the beginning of a fever for these precious metals. Mining changed the state and its people forever, affecting settlement, territorial status, statehood, publicity, development, investment, economy, jobs both in and outside the industry, transportation, tourism, advances in mining and smelting technology, and urbanization. Moreover, the first generation of Colorado mining brought a fascinating collection of people and a new era to the region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a lively manner by one of Colorado's preeminent historians, this book honors the 2009 sesquicentennial of Colorado's gold rush. Smith's narrative will appeal to anybody with an interest in the state's fascinating mining history over the past 150 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368463073503,"sku":"9781607320753","price":32.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/MXlTxtO2Ll9781607320753.webp?v=1789128468"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/duane-a-smith.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}