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xviii, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Formative years -- Gone a-westering -- To civilization and back -- The streets of Denver -- A bad man from Kansas -- Civil War -- The winds of change -- Prelude to infamy -- Wynkoop's gamble -- Perfidy -- A people divided -- Walking between the races -- Hancock's War -- Hope and discontent -- A matter of conscience -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"When Edward W. Wynkoop arrived in Colorado Territory during the 1858 gold rush, he was one of many ambitious newcomers seeking wealth in a promising land mostly inhabited by American Indians ... Wynkoop's life drastically changed after he joined the First Colorado Volunteers to fight for the Union during the Civil War. This ... biography centers on his subsequent efforts to prevent war with Indians during the volatile 1860s"--Jacket. |
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Wynkoop, Edward Wanshear, 1836-1891.
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Wynkoop, Edward Wanshear, 1836-1891. (OCoLC)fst01761143
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Pioneers -- Colorado -- Biography.
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Indian agents -- Colorado -- Biography.
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Colorado -- History -- To 1876.
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Colorado -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864.
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Indian agents. (OCoLC)fst00969016
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Pioneers. (OCoLC)fst01064447
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Colorado. (OCoLC)fst01210251
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658 |
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Sand Creek Massacre (Colorado : 1864) (OCoLC)fst01404397 |
| Chronological Term |
To 1876
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780806142265 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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080614226X (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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