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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!

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