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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The Denver Post presents a new hardcover coffee-table book, "Denver Memories: The Early Years." This beautiful heirloom-quality book features a glimpse of Denver, from the early 1800s to 1939, through stunning historic photos. It includes photos from readers, in addition to photos selected from organizations including (but not limited to): Black American West Museum, Colorado Railroad Museum, Colorado State Archives, Denver Firefighters Museum, Denver...
3) Irish Denver
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
The very first Irish in Denver came as miners, railroad workers, soldiers, and domestic servants. These workers, cogs of an expanding American industrial empire, later gave way to 20th-century politicians, priests, and business leaders who defined Irish respectability. Denver has always been a prominent stopping point for Irish patriots and cultural icons on their way to California. Former visitors include Oscar Wilde, Michael Davitt, Eamon de Valera,...