Forgotten Colorado: The Eastern Plains (America Through Time)

Gay, Heath A.

ISBN 10: 1634992822 / ISBN 13: 9781634992824

Published by America Through Time, 2021

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Inscribed "Wishing you a lifetime of adventures Heath". Signed copies rarely offered. Forgotten Colorado: The Eastern Plains explores this often ignored and underappreciated part of the state. Known as the agricultural center of Colorado, this region was once a thriving area for farmers, ranchers, and railroad workers. Over time, temperature extremes, dismal precipitation, high winds, and unfortunate events like the Dust Bowl have led to the gradual depopulation of the Eastern Plains. Today, history and relics from those early glory years can be found all over the region, if you know where to look.Forgotten Colorado: The Eastern Plains brings to light and exposes historic schools where class is out forever; the largest track of dinosaur footprints in North America; the site of one of the worst air show disasters in U.S. history; an entire railroad ghost town, complete with an underground shelter; the location of a brutal U.S. Army conflict that required eating horses for survival; a place where carnival rides go to rust in Colorado when they are retired from service; a deserted town originally established as an African American agricultural colony; and much, much, more. Get ready to see a side Colorado you have never seen before! Seller Inventory # SKU2020023425

Bibliographic Details

Title: Forgotten Colorado: The Eastern Plains (...

Publisher: America Through Time

Publication Date: 2021

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Like New

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Forgotten Colorado: The Eastern Plains explores this often ignored and underappreciated part of the state. Known as the agricultural center of Colorado, this region was once a thriving area for farmers, ranchers, and railroad workers. Over time, temperature extremes, dismal precipitation, high winds, and unfortunate events like the Dust Bowl have led to the gradual depopulation of the Eastern Plains. Today, history and relics from those early glory years can be found all over the region, if you know where to look. Forgotten Colorado: The Eastern Plains brings to light and exposes historic schools where class is out forever; the largest track of dinosaur footprints in North America; the site of one of the worst air show disasters in U.S. history; an entire railroad ghost town, complete with an underground shelter; the location of a brutal U.S. Army conflict that required eating horses for survival; a place where carnival rides go to rust in Colorado when they are retired from service; a deserted town originally established as an African American agricultural colony; and much, much, more. Get ready to see a side Colorado you have never seen before!

About the Author:

HEATH A. GAY is a fitness and wellness professional with a passion for hiking and history. As a fourth-generation Coloradan, he has spent his entire life learning about and exploring the state. Heath has been recognized by the Colorado Mountain Club for climbing all fifty-eight mountains in Colorado higher than 14,000 feet, he is a former member of the Powerbar Team Elite, and co-author of the book, The Power of Champions. When not on the trail, he is planning his next adventure to find unique abandoned or historic sites. You can learn more about Heath at www.hikinguniversity.com.