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If you have books you want to call attention to for Colorado, whether it be history, genealogy, cooking, etc.,
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BOOKS TO BORROW - see Archive.org for registration and login for those items marked as books to borrow. 


Miracle on Cherry Creek - This book was generously donated and permission granted to a former Denver, COGenWeb county coordinator, Leona Gustafson.  In a transition some time ago, it was misplaced but now has been located and is in the process of being added to the Denver County, COGenWeb site.  Please be patient as it is being reloaded page by page.  A huge thank you to Leona Gustafson for her patience in place this material on the Internet for readers.  You can see the book https://cogenweb.org/denver/books/miracle_on_cherry_creek.html

Sketches of Colorado: being an analytical summary and biographical history of the State of Colorado as portrayed in the lives of the pioneers, the founders, the builders, the statesmen, and the prominent and progressive citizens who helped in the development and history making of Colorado. Vol. 1 (Volume 1) - Ferril, William Columbus, 1855-1939

History of Colorado, Vol. I, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., c. 1918
History of Colorado, Vol. II, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., c. 1918 - Biographies...
History of Colorado, Vol. III, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., c. 1918 - Biographies...
History of Colorado, Vol. IV, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., c. 1918 - Biographies...


Colorado: a history in photographs, by Klinglesmith, Dan, c. 1998 [books to borrow] 
Colorado: heritage of the highest state, by Metcalf, Fay D., 1928-; Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob); Smith, Duane A., c. 1984 [books to borrow]
Craig's Brief History of Colorado: for teachers and students, by Craig, Katherine L. (1876-1934), c. 1923
Homesteading Women: an Oral History of Colorado, 1890-1950, by Jones-Eddy, Julie, c. 1992 [books to borrow]
Roadside History of Colorado, by McTighe, James, revised edition, c. 1989; Johnson Books: Boulder [books to borrow] 


DIRECTORIES: 
The Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorao Gazeteer, for 1871, comprising a brief history of Colorado...together with a complete and accurate directory of Denver, Golden City, Black Hawk, Central City, Nevada, Idaho, Georgetown...First year of publication, by Wallihan, Samuel S., pub: Bigney, T. O., joint pub, c. 1870 [NOTE: This includes much interesting historical information that should be reviewed.  For instance, a mining town called Black Hawk has historical commentary included, including an alphabetical listing of residents, etc.]  



SPECIFIC COUNTY BOOKS:
  

DENVER, ARAPAHOE & COLORADO
History of the City of Denver, Arapahoe County, and Colorado, O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, c. 1880   
Partial Transcription...

CLEAR CREEK, ETC.

History of Clear Creek and Boulder valleys, Colorado : containing a brief history of the state of Colorado ... an account of the Ute trouble : a history of Gilpin, Clear Creek, Boulder, and Jefferson counties, and biographical sketches - O.L. Baskin & Co
Keywords: Clear Creek County (Colo.) -- History; Gilpin County (Colo.) -- History; Jefferson County (Colo.) -- History; Boulder County (Colo.) -- History; Colorado -- Biography 

GILPIN
Early Records of Gilpin County, Colorado, 1859-1861, by Thomas Maitland Marshall, ed.; James F. Willard, series ed., c. 1920   

LARIMER
History of Larimer County, Colorado, by Watrous, Ansel (1835-1927), c. 1911 



OTHER MISCELLANEOUS:
Historical Atlas of Colorado, by Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob), c. 1993 [books to borrow]     
History of Arkansas Valley, Colorado, by O.L. Baskin & Co., c. 1881  
True History of Some of the Pioneers of Colorado, by Shaw, Luella (b. 1886), c. 1909 

 



 


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