A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place Names Contributor(s): Flynn, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467137324 ISBN-13: 9781467137324 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
Dewey: 917.880 |
LCCN: 2016947528 |
Series: History & Guide |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Colorado |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The origins of Colorado place names offer insightful glimpses into the state's formative years. Emanuel Saltiel named his new community along the Arkansas River Cotopaxi, after a volcano in Ecuador. Rifle Creek and the town of Rifle earned their names tha |
Contributor Bio(s): Flynn, Jim: - Jim Flynn grew up in Omaha, attended Dartmouth College on a National Merit Scholarship and earned a law degree from Stanford. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy between the start and finish of law school. Jim lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Anne Marie, and dogs, Winston and Abby, and he has practiced law there since 1974. Jim is the author of three lawyer-related novels and has, for many years, written a weekly column for the Colorado Springs Gazette called "Money & the Law." |