Download or read book Colorado Curiosities written by Pam Grout and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-01-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Centennial State has to offer!
Download or read book Colorado Curiosities written by Cindy Brick and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorado's Front Range, Western Slope, eastern plains and southern approaches were home to some of the state's stranger people, places and events. Meet Mike the Headless Chicken from Fruita and a Fort Collins architect who designed a university building to house his wife--after he killed her. Learn about Florence's "The Alcatraz of the Rockies" or Doc Holliday's final breaths in Glenwood Springs. Dig into the odd conspiracy theories and underground city connected to the Denver International Airport. Walk alongside dinosaur tracks, scout out old mines and ancient petroglyphs or climb into Mesa Verde's shaded, mysterious cliff dwellings. Author Cindy Brick shares quirky, odd and intriguing episodes in Colorado history.
Download or read book Colorado Curiosities written by Pam Grout and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive collection of Colorados odd wacky and most offbeat people places and things for Colorado residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia Z99 a twist
Download or read book Colorado Curiosities Rattlesnake Kate The Crying Bridge Kit Carson s Last Trip and More written by Cindy Brick and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorado's Front Range, Western Slope, eastern plains and southern approaches were home to some of the state's stranger people, places and events. Meet Mike the Headless Chicken from Fruita and a Fort Collins architect who designed a university building to house his wife--after he killed her. Learn about Florence's "The Alcatraz of the Rockies" or Doc Holliday's final breaths in Glenwood Springs. Dig into the odd conspiracy theories and underground city connected to the Denver International Airport. Walk alongside dinosaur tracks, scout out old mines and ancient petroglyphs or climb into Mesa Verde's shaded, mysterious cliff dwellings. Author Cindy Brick shares quirky, odd and intriguing episodes in Colorado history.
Download or read book The Resources and Attractions of Colorado for the Home Seeker Capitalist and Tourist written by Union Pacific Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Denver Municipal Facts written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 50 Quick Facts about Colorado written by Wayne Wheelwright and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of a series of 50 quick facts about each of the United States of America. This book covers the state of Colorado. Facts about the major cities, the history of the state, famous people linked to Colorado and many more subjects. This book contains all you will ever need to know about the Centennial state.
Download or read book State Facts for Fun Colorado written by Wyatt Michaels and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State Facts for Fun! Colorado How much do you know about The United State of America's most "colorful" state? Are you able to name a national park located in Colorado? Or what famous actor is from Denver? How about what city in Colorado is the highest city in the United States? Colorado is America's 38th state, and comes with its own amazing history. Because of its popularity (millions of people visit the state every year), Colorado has had its fair share of unique individuals and events coming from within its borders. But how many of them do you know about? State Facts for Fun! Colorado is an educational and entertaining experience for the whole family. Kids will love the humor and pictures that are contained within, while parents will love that their children are learning (and enjoying every minute of it). Kids will learn fascinating facts from subjects like history and geography, and will remember them well because of the book's game like format.
Download or read book Kansas Curiosities written by Pam Grout and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover over 200 of the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things Kansas has to offer.
Download or read book Nebraska Curiosities written by Rick Yoder and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Nebraska's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Avoca Quack-Off, learn about the inland Linoma Lighthouse, view a Roller Skating Museum, and pay a visit to the world's largest covered wagon. Only true Cornhuskers could capture the essence of these and other authentic Nebraska phenomena, and Rick Yoder and David Harding do their home state proud.
Download or read book Iowa Curiosities written by Eric Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hawkeye State has to offer!
Download or read book Kansas Curiosities written by Pam Grout and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Sunflower State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Kansan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Kansas Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Pam Grout takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Sunflower State. Visit the Museum of the World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things—and get your own largest ball starter kit. Meet more chainsaw-wielding, glow-in-the-dark-scrap-metal-zoo-building, grapefruit-peel-sculpting, papier-mâché-mixing, porcelain-pig-painting grassroots artists than you can shake a stick at! Get a load of Big Brutus, a sixteen-story coal shovel that has become a popular tourist attraction; and discover the thrill of an indoor hurricane—it’ll blow you away.
Download or read book Picturesque Colorado written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spooky Colorado written by S. E. Schlosser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Centennial state!
Download or read book Utah Curiosities written by Brandon Griggs and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utah Curiosities brings to the reader with humor and affection—and a healthy dose of attitude—the oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, personalities, events, and phenomena found within the state’s borders and in the chronicles of its history. A fun, accessible read, Utah Curiosities is a who's who of unusual and unsung heroes. This compendium of the state’s quirks and characters will amuse Utah’s residents and visitors alike.
Download or read book Haunted Hotels written by Tom Ogden and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haunted Hotels comprises more than two dozen tales of ghosts, unexplained phenomena, and other spooky happenings at hotels, inns, and rooming houses across America and around the world. Tom Ogden, author of four other books in the Haunted series, also provides information for readers who wish to check in and check out the spirits themselves . . . if they dare.
Download or read book The Ghostly Tales of Colorado s Front Range written by Shelli Timmons and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the spooky streets of Colorado's Front Range! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know that in an old courthouse, a ghostly little boy loves to leave handprints -- on the ceiling? Or that the old mining tunnels beneath many towns are haunted? Can you believe that two disembodied heads float through the Capitol building in Denver? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Colorado's Front Range, and have you sleeping with the light on!?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
