Get an inside look at Colorado’s rich history, from the time of early American Indians to the Colorado Gold Rush to today. This engaging social studies book is four chapters, covering major events, people, and time periods in Colorado history. It includes a glossary, extension activity, guided reading questions, and other exciting features.Colorado’s History covers the early history of American Indians in Colorado through the exploration of the territory, its path to statehood, westward expansion, developments in technology, and other important events throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This reader combines vibrant pictures and illustrations with rich text to craft a detailed account of Colorado, from 14,000 years ago to modern times.

Get an inside look at Colorado’s rich history, from the time of early American Indians to the Colorado Gold Rush to today. This engaging social studies book is four chapters, covering major events, people, and time periods in Colorado history. It includes a glossary, extension activity, guided reading questions, and other exciting features.Colorado’s History covers the early history of American Indians in Colorado through the exploration of the territory, its path to statehood, westward expansion, developments in technology, and other important events throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This reader combines vibrant pictures and illustrations with rich text to craft a detailed account of Colorado, from 14,000 years ago to modern times.

Did you know Colorado is known as the Centennial State? Or that it is the tallest state? This engaging social studies book is full of fun and interesting facts. Featuring four chapters, this Colorado book focuses on the start of the state, issues in the state, civic engagement, and Casimiro Barela. It includes a glossary, extension activity, guided reading questions, and other exciting features. Civics in Colorado covers the three branches of Colorado government, what it means to be an engaged citizen, the state’s interaction with federal government, and more. This book not only provides meaningful connections to students’ lives, but it also allows them to explore the past, present, and future of Colorado government.

From fur traders to miners to wind power inventors, learn how Colorado’s economy has changed through history. This engaging social studies book includes four chapters focusing on Colorado, covering economic incentives, the economy, financial literacy, and Fannie Mae Duncan. It includes a glossary, extension activity, guided reading questions, and other exciting features.Economics in Colorado explains basic economic principles such as incentives and disincentives, supply and demand, opportunity costs, investments, profits, and more. This book not only provides meaningful connections to students’ lives, but it also crafts a fascinating account of Colorado’s diverse economy.

Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In the fifth edition, coauthors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights about the state in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, shifting alliances, and changing ways of life as Hispanic, European, and African American settlers flooded into a region that was already home to Native Americans. Providing a balanced treatment of the entire state’s history—from Grand Junction to Lamar and from Trinidad to Craig—the authors also reveal how Denver and its surrounding communities developed and gained influence. While continuing to elucidate the significant impact of mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism on Colorado, the fifth edition broadens and focuses its coverage by consolidating material on Native Americans into one chapter and adding a new chapter on sports history. The authors also expand their discussion of the twentieth century with updated sections on the environment, economy, politics, and recent cultural conflicts. New illustrations, updated statistics, and an extensive bibliography including Internet resources enhance this edition.

From fur traders to miners to wind power inventors, learn how Colorado’s economy has changed through history. This engaging social studies book includes four chapters focusing on Colorado, covering economic incentives, the economy, financial literacy, and Fannie Mae Duncan. It includes a glossary, extension activity, guided reading questions, and other exciting features.Economics in Colorado explains basic economic principles such as incentives and disincentives, supply and demand, opportunity costs, investments, profits, and more. This book not only provides meaningful connections to students’ lives, but it also crafts a fascinating account of Colorado’s diverse economy.