Pioneers & Politicians Colorado Governors in Profile

by Lamm, Richard D.; Smith, Duane A.

• ISBN13: 9781555916909
• ISBN10: 1555916902
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781936218981
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
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Summary

"The roll call of Colorado governors is varied and rich, including men "determined and dilatory, successful and unsuccessful, lucky and unlucky," with each administration contributing to the fabric of Colorado's colorful history. In this collection of short biographies, now updated to include three of Colorado's most recent state administrators, former governor Dick Lamm and prolific historian Duane Smith portray the lives and accomplishments of thirteen Colorado governors. From the fiery and feisty Davis Waite to the forgotten hero Ralph Carr, all the way up to Roy Romer and Bill Owens, each distinct personality and time period is brought to life. With lively writing and telling anecdotes, Pioneers & Politicians is a first-rate resource as well as a great read."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Richard D. Lamm is the codirector of the Institute for Public Policy Studies at the University of Denver and the former three-term governor of Colorado (1975-1987). Lamm was selected as one of Time magazine’s 200 Young Leaders of America in 1974.
 
Duane A. Smith is a professor of history at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. He is the award-winning author of numerous books, including Rocky Mountain Mining Camps, and coauthor of A Colorado History.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Colorado: 1861-1876	p. 10
Success in Failure: William Gilpin	p. 13
Colorado: 1876-1900	p. 26
The Last and the First: John L. Routt	p. 29
Fiery and Feisty: Davis H. Waite	p. 43
Democratic Warhorse: Alva Adams	p. 55
Colorado: 1900-1930	p. 66
Three Governors in One Day	p. 70
Fighting Reformer: John F. Shafroth	p. 85
Photographic Essay: Colorado Governors	p. 98
The Klan's Choice: Clarence J. Morley	p. 109
Colorado: 1930-1950	p. 120
Conservative's Liberal: Edwin C. Johnson	p. 123
Forgotten Hero: Ralph L. Carr	p. 135
Colorado: 1950-1976	p. 144
"So Fleet the Works": Stephen L. R. McNichols	p. 147
A Man for His Time: John A. Love	p. 157
Colorado: 1976-2008	p. 166
Three into the New Millennium	p. 173
Epilogue: A Day in the Life of a Governor	p. 188
Essay on Sources	p. 197
Appendices
Colorado's Territorial Governors	p. 199
Colorado's Governors	p. 200
Index	p. 204
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