Akron Public Library

Looks at the worlds of Amelia Earhart, Jacques Cousteau, Marco Polo and other famous explorers, sharing real-life photographs of their equipment and personal possessions as well as objects they found.

"Sprawling Piedmont cities, ghost towns on the plains, earth-toned placitas set against the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, mining camps transformed into ski resorts - these are some of the diverse regions in Colorado explored in this book. Historical geographer William Wyckoff traces the evolution of the state during its formative years from 1860 to 1940, chronicling its changing cultural landscapes, social communities, and connections to a larger America...

"This thoroughly revised edition of the Historical Atlas of Colorado, coauthored by Tom Noel and published in 1994, is chock-full of the best and latest information on Colorado, with new topics, updated text, more than 100 color maps and 100 color photos, and a bibliography of best books on Colorado, as well as useful lists of relevant tourist attractions. Noel and cartographer Carol Zuber-Mallison map and describe Colorado's spectacular geography...

A United States atlas for children ages eight to twelve that contains full-color maps that highlight physical features, capitals, and other towns and cities of each state, and includes photographs as well as essays about land and water, animals, people, and other points of interest.

Pamphlet - Includes bibl.

Introduces the geography, wildlife, and people of the state of Colorado.

"The culture, arts, crafts and religion of the Plains Indians. Profusely illustrated."--Dust jacket.