Richard Sopris in Early Denver: Captain, Mayor & Colorado Fifty-Niner

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Synopsis
From Gregory's Diggings prospector to Denver mayor, Richard Sopris left an indelible mark on the Mile High City and Centennial State. During an 1860 prospecting expedition, Sopris discovered Glenwood Springs and the nearly thirteen-thousand-foot summit later named for him. Following life as a steamboat captain, he was appointed captain of Company C, First Colorado Cavalry, in 1861 and commanded volunteer troops at Glorieta Pass. After serving as a delegate to the first constitutional convention of Colorado and as Arapaho County sheriff, he helped quell the Hop Alley Chinese Riot of 1880 and enacted public works projects to rid Denver of a deadly typhoid outbreak. After his mayoral term ended in 1881, Sopris became the first commissioner of his beloved City Park. Author Linda Bjorklund celebrates the unsung life and accomplishments of a founding son of Colorado.
Copyright:
2016

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781439656938
Related ISBNs:
9781467135931
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Linda Bjorklund, Thomas Noel
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Travel, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Dr. Thomas Noel

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