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Great lives in colorado history volume 3
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Looks at the life and accomplishments of the Southern Arapaho chief who attempted to find a way to work with the U.S. government and live in harmony with white settlers, in spite of repeated setbacks.
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2011
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"Charles Boettcher was born in Germany in 1852 who came to America to join his older brother in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1869. Charles opened a series of hardware stores in the Colorado Territory and became wealthy. He moved from Leadville to Denver where he retired in 1900. Energetic and entrepreneurial, Charles returned to work and started the Great Western Sugar Company and the Portland Cement Factory. In 1937, Charles created the Boettcher Foundation...
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Pub. Date
2011
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"Clara Brown was born a slave in Virginia around 1800.She endured separation and loss as her husband and children were sold away. In 1856, the slave owner died and Clara was granted freedom papers. In 1859, Clara earned her passage west to Colorado by cooking and doing laundry for the wagon train. She worked first as a cook in Denver and then started a successful laundry business in Central City. As she gained financial security, Clara began to search...