Summit of destiny (Record no. 86354)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2011283968 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780615219127 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0615219128 (pbk.) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)250613407 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 978.856 Pie |
| Item number | 15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 978.856 Pie |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pierson, Francis J. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Summit of destiny |
| Remainder of title | taming the Pikes Peak country, 1858-1918 |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Francis J. Pierson ; foreword by Tom Noel |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | Taming the Pikes Peak country, 1858-1918 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Denver, Colorado |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Charlotte Square Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 325 p. |
| Other physical details | ill., map. |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliography references and Index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | Prologue: A letter from the grave -- ch. 1. Lieutenant Pike's grand summit -- ch. 2. The first waves -- ch. 3. Canyon towns -- ch. 4. General Palmer and Pikes Peak -- ch. 5. Go west, young man! -- ch. 6. The richest square mile on earth -- ch. 7. Silver rails -- ch. 8. Hell hath no fury -- ch. 9 Silver in the clouds -- ch. 10. Steel-town and Little London -- ch. 11. Git me some learnin' -- ch. 12. Rails to the summit -- ch. 13. Tabor, Teller and the case of silver -- ch. 14. Cowboy Bob's float -- ch. 15. Taming the Great Divide. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Colorado was born just as the dark clouds of civil war rumbled across the American landscape. The discovery of gold along the South Platte River in 1858 would have profound consequences for Native American inhabitants--and for a nation wrestling with slavery. In rapid order, the cottonwood studded hunting grounds were stampeded by countless waves of prospectors, confidence men, and ladies of easy virtue--all clambering to the Pikes Peak country eager to turn a quick profit. The precious yellow metal also aroused competing claims--and the hopes of the Confederacy, which went so far as to attempt an invasion. But the lure of easy wealth and conquest proved elusive, and most of the adventurers left disillusioned. Yet the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains became, for those hearty souls who stayed, a veritable promised land. Today their names are sprinkled across the map--Byers Peak, Moffat Tunnel, Teller County, Palmer Lake, Mount Evans, and stately Pikes Peak. This is the story of those irrepressible argonauts who forged an empire at the apex of a continent. Each in their own way ascended the lofty Summit of Destiny. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Pioneers |
| Geographic subdivision | Colorado |
| -- | Pikes Peak Region. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Pioneers |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Pikes Peak Region (Colo.) |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Colorado |
| Geographic subdivision | Pikes Peak Region. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Noel, Thomas J. |
| Relator code | Foreword |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 19.95 | 978.856 Pie | 101214 | 2014-06-19 |