Colorado history | Colorado history
Apr.20.2009
The collaborative effort of Cynthia S. Becker and P. David Smith, Chipeta: Queen Of The Utes is the simply fascinating biography of the wife of Ute Chief Ouray, and who was to become as well-known as her famous husband. Regarded in stature as a "queen" by both whites and Utes, Chipeta...
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Apr.20.2009
Chipeta was the wife, confidant, and advisor to Chief Ouray of the Tabeguache band of Ute Indians who lived in the mountain regions of Colorado. As Ute life was changed by the gold rush invasion, Chipeta became an advocate for peace between the Utes, the miners and settlers who entered Ute lands,...
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Sep.07.2008
A narrative exploration of one of the most violent labor showdowns in American history, in which more than 75 people were killed over seven months. The book touches on such legendary figures as John D. Rockefeller (Jr. and Sr.) and Mother Jones as it explores the guerrilla war the erupted amid the...
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