The fifty‐four Colorado Fourteeners–mountains more than 14,000 feet in elevation–were
early symbols of westward expansion, mineral wealth, and wondrous scenery, and they are …

Focusing on two Arizona towns that had their origins in mining bonanzas—Tombstone and
Jerome—historian Eric L. Clements offers a rare study dissecting the process of bust itself …

The glaciated ranges of southwestern Colorado constituting the San Juan Mountains are
culturally significant to residents and visitors. As certain mountains are imbued with …

State capitals are an indelible part of the American psyche, spatial representations of state
power and national identity. Learning them by heart is a rite of passage in grade school, a …

Boundaries—lines imposed on the landscape—shape our lives, dictating everything from
which candidates we vote for to what schools our children attend to the communities with …

Casino gambling is examined in terms of origins, present trends, and impacts. It is organized
into five parts to provide overviews as well as case studies of the various sectors of the …

When Edward W. Wynkoop arrived in Colorado Territory during the 1858 gold rush, he was
one of many ambitious newcomers seeking wealth in a promising land mostly inhabited by …

Season of Terror is the first book-length treatment of the little-known true story of the
Espinosas—serial murderers with a mission to kill every Anglo in Civil War–era Colorado …

Ideally, every tract of land has a description on paper and a physical survey on the ground.
When boundary disputes arise, all parties concerned must quickly learn the vocabulary and …

ABSTRACT Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nev., has been identified as a potential site for
underground storage of high-level radioactive waste. This geologic map compilation …