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Colorado History: REMEMBER THEIR NAMES

Discover the MADAMS of Colorado and their impact.
 

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1. Speaking ill of the dead: jerks in Colorado history

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Author:
Perry, Phyllis J., 1933-
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"Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Colorado History" features seventeen short profiles of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Centennial State. Phyllis J. Perry reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from Colorado's past -- both part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through"--P. [4] of cover.

2. Wicked Western Slope: mayhem, mischief and murder in Colorado

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Brockett, D. A. (Debbie A.)
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"Early promoters of Colorado's Western Slope would have had settlers believe the area was one of proper behavior and upstanding morality. But this was not the case. Hot tempers led to quick trigger fingers and Main Street shootouts. Drinking, gambling and thieving were popular pursuits, and law breaking of all kinds thrived in this wild land. From Charles Graham, whose jealous rampage in Grand Junction is still talked about today, and the mysterious...