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Nov. 08, 2016
Calvin P. Otto
Biography
The Pikes Peak Library District's Regional History Series chronicles the unique and often undocumented history of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West.
The subjects of the books are based on the annual Pikes Peak Regional History Symposia. The books are edited by PPLD staff members and by local historians.
The subjects of the books are based on the annual Pikes Peak Regional History Symposia. The books are edited by PPLD staff members and by local historians.
Where to buy in print
Books
Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West
by Tim Blevins, Dennis Daily, Chris Nicholl, Calvin P. Otto, & Katherine Scott Sturdevant
Series: Regional History Series.
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 100,520.
Language:
English.
Published: November 13, 2013 by
Pikes Peak Library District.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » North America, Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West brings us the real women who homesteaded, worked the ranches, built the cities, ran the businesses, brought art to the frontier, founded the institutions, preserved human history and natural wonders, fought against racial and gender discrimination, and advanced the cause of equality for women.
Legends, Labors & Loves: William Jackson Palmer, 1836—1909
by Tim Blevins (editor), Dennis Daily (editor), Chris Nicholl (editor), Calvin P. Otto (editor), & Katherine Scott Sturdevant (editor)
Series: Regional History Series.
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 126,290.
Language:
English.
Published: November 4, 2013 by
Pikes Peak Library District.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Biographical anthologies, Nonfiction » History » North America
Legends, Labors & Loves reveals a remarkable and modest man and opens every reader’s eyes to a new view of Colorado Springs’ founder William Jackson Palmer. There is no scandal, nor is there deception. Not only will you find integrity, leadership and compassion in this book, but you will witness Palmer’s tenacious conviction, strength, and shrewdness—just how one imagines a true “founding father.”
The Colorado Labor Wars: Cripple Creek, 1903-1904
by Tim Blevins (editor), Chris Nicholl (editor), & Calvin P. Otto (editor)
Series: Regional History Series.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 37,580.
Language:
English.
Published: August 7, 2013 by
Pikes Peak Library District.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » North America, Nonfiction » History » Essays
Commemorating the centennial of the Cripple Creek Labor Wars, 1903-1904, this book recalls the causes and consequences of one of the era's violent labor strikes that spread throughout the Colorado mine fields. A "must read" for those interested in labor history, mining, and a time when the Western Federation of Miners asked, "Is Colorado in America?"