For fifty years, A COLORADO HISTORY has provided a comprehensive and accessible panoramic history of the Centennial State. From the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to contemporary times, this enlarged edition leads readers on an extraordinary exploration of a remarkable place.

Traces the history of Colorado's Indians from the early bison hunters and the rise of the Plains culture to the continuing attempts to maintain Indian identity in the American society.

The Pelican-Dives feud highlighted the complications that developed once eastern finance entered a western economy, resulting in the displacement of the original discoverers of lodes and organizers of companies.

The Colorado Historical Society periodically publishes "Essays and Monographs in Colorado History" to provide a flexible scholarly forum for well-written, documented manuscripts on the history of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West.