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Women To The Rescue |
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Who saved Mesa Verde? Women did. Who created the National Park? Women did. Women to the Rescue is their story. From 1890s to 1906, a group of determined, dedicated Colorado women did all in their power to preserve the ruins, make the public aware, and arouse Congress to action to establish a park. Then, at the moment of victory, the women splint into two factions. That is the rest of the story. Duane A Smith teaches Fort Lewis College where her is a Professor of Southwest Studies. His areas of research and writing include Colorado history, Civil War history, mining history. He is the author of over thirty books on a variety of subjects including Rocky Mountain Mining Camps: The Urban Frontier; Mesa Verde National Park: Shadows of the Centuries; The Birth of Colorado: A Civil War Perspective. The Mesa Verde Centennial Series is a collection of books published in celebration of the anniversary of Mesa Verde officially becoming a national park in 1906. Three groups came together to create and publish this series. It is sponsored by the Mesa Verde Museum Association, Mesa Verde National Park and The center of Southwest Studies, which is located in Durango, Colorado, at Fort Lewis College. The series is published by the Durango Herald Small Press. . $17.95 |
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