Duane A. Smith Books

Duane Smith is recognized for his extensive writings on the history of the American Southwest. His scholarship delves deeply into subjects such as Colorado's past, the mining industry, and the region's urban development. Smith's prose is marked by thorough research and engaging storytelling, bringing historical narratives to life. His works are valued for their depth and their ability to illuminate complex historical events and figures for readers.

Mesa Verde National Park
128 pages
5 hours of reading
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The book explores Mesa Verde National Park, highlighting its significance as America's first cultural park and the world's first cultural heritage park, established in 1906. It preserves the heritage of the prehistoric Puebloan people in a stunning southwestern Colorado landscape. The narrative weaves in the broader history involving the Ute people, Theodore Roosevelt, and Willa Cather, enriched by remarkable vintage photographs that capture the park's archaeological legacy and its captivating natural beauty.
Colorado
324 pages
12 hours of reading
Colorado's history, like the state itself, has had many ups and downs, booms and busts in farming and ranching, in mining and railroading, in water and oil have made Colorado's past a cycle of ups and downs as high as the state's peaks and as low as its canyons. In each chapter of this book, you will find some questions, activities, and suggested reading to help you learn more of Colorado's story than we can present here. In these pages. you will discover a high, dry state with rugged natural beauty and an awesome history.

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado