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100 1 $aLavender, David Sievert,$d1910-2003.
245 14 $aThe Rockies,$cby David Lavender.
250 $a[1st ed.]
260 0 $aNew York,$bHarper & Row$c[1968]
300 $a404 p.$billus. (on lining papers), maps.$c25 cm.
440 4 $aThe Regions of America series
504 $aBibliography: p. 371-388.
505 0 $aPrologue: the shaping of chaos -- Nothing but sky -- Each his own wild dreams to try -- "Honour to our national enterprize" -- The war the Indians won -- The skin game -- Brief candle -- The barrier land -- The mountain wars -- The unreasonable gold rush -- There it is, help yourself -- Still bigger bonanzas -- The loaves and the fishes -- Cash in and get out -- Those who stayed -- Boosters and boomers -- Silver threads -- Railroad wrangles -- The russet hills of Butte -- They missed millions -- Among these dark satanic mills -- Beneficial use redefines -- Epilogue: the new stampede.
520 $aThe author traces the range's history, focusing attention on the period that began in 1859, following the first gold strikes. He describes the men and movements, the growth of cities, the industrial development, and the social life and customs.
651 0 $aRocky Mountains.
651 0 $aRocky Mountains region$xHistory.
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast
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