White gold laborers
Subtitle: the Spanish Colony of Greeley, Colorado
By: Jody L. Lopez and Gabriel A. Lopez ; with Peggy A. Ford.
Contributors: Lopez, Gabriel A.; Ford, Peggy A.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781425995621
Subjects: Great Western Sugar Company -- History -- 20th century.; Mexican Americans -- Colorado -- Greeley -- History -- 20th century.; Mexican Americans -- Colorado -- Greeley -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.; Sugar beet industry -- Colorado -- History -- 20th century.; Greeley (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century.; Greeley (Colo.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Description: A social and cultural history of the men, women, and children who, as sugar beet tenders, gained permanent residency in northern Colorado in the Great Western Sugar Company sponsored colonies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-302) and index.