|
Biographies
Read
up on the historical figures that shaped the history of Colorado
and the West with articles written just for kids! Each article was
adapted from a cover story published in the Colorado Historical
Society's monthly newsletter, Colorado
History NOW. Articles open as Adobe PDF files. You
will need the free Adobe®
Acrobat Reader® to view these documents.
"Casimiro Barela: Perpetual
Senator"
"'Aunt' Clara Brown: Angel of the Rockies"
"Kit Carson: Hero in Fact and Fiction" "Chin Lin Sou:
A Pioneer in More Ways than One"
"Buffalo Bill Cody:
The Man Behind the Showman"
"Barney Ford: Runaway Slave, Denver
Pioneer"
Barney
Ford word game (be sure to read the biography first!)
"Emily Griffith: Helper of 'All Who Wish to Learn'"
"Sadie Likens: A Life of Service to Others'"
"Owl Woman: Bridging Two Cultures"
"Teresita Sandoval: Southern Colorado
Pioneer"
"A Frontier Life: The Trails and Trials
of Juana Suaso Simpson"
"Baby Doe Tabor: Colorado's
Silver Queen"
"Horace Tabor: Silver King"
"'Uncle Dick' Wootton: Frontiersman"
More articles to come. Check back soon!

|