An isolated empire
Subtitle: a history of northwest Colorado
By: by Frederic J. Athearn
Contributors: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Colorado State Office
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Cultural resources series -- no. 2 : Historical; Cultural resources series (United States. Bureau of Land Management. Colorado State Office) -- no. 2.
Publisher: Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Denver, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: United States; History; United States. Bureau of Land Management. Craig District; Antiquities; Frontier and pioneer life
Description: A major objective of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, is to preserve and/or scientifically study cultural resources, including prehistoric, historic sites and values. This study concerns historic sites and values on National Resource Lands in Colorado. Originally derived from a study that was an integral part of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Cultural Resource Program, this report provides a baseline narrative for the history of BLM's Craig District.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-139).
Table of contents: title: Introduction and chronological summary -- ; title: Northwestern Colorado prior to exploitation -- ; title: Fur trade -- ; title: Exploration in Northwestern Colorado -- ; title: Mining and transportation in early Western Colorado -- ; title: Confrontations : settlement versus the Ute Indians -- ; title: Settlement in Middle Park and the Yampa Valley -- ; title: Development of the cattle and sheep industry -- ; title: Mining and transportation, 1890-1920 -- ; title: 'Moffat Road' and Northwestern Colorado, 1903-1948 -- ; title: Development of Northwestern Colorado, 1890-1940 -- ; title: Bibliography.