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Series
Colorado chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
c1981 (1982 printing)
Description
Brief biographies of eleven colorful women in Colorado history, such as Molly Brown, Evalyn Walsh McLean, and Florence Sabin. Includes suggestions for further study and reading.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off.
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When the bloodiest labor dispute in U.S. history burst forth in 1913-14 in the coal fields of Southern Colorado, the miners knew whom to praise, and the owners knew whom to blame. Mary Harris Jones, known from New York to Colorado as Mother Jones, could incite a riot or calm a crowd with her amazing oratory gifts. She dedicated her life to helping miners organize to negotiate, even demand, better wages and working conditions.
9) Hardscrabble
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Twelve-year-old Belle Martin and her family move to Mingo, Colorado, in 1910 when the U.S. government offers 320 acres of land free to homesteaders.
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