Henry M. Teller: Colorado's Grand Old Man [Hardcover]

Duane A. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0870816667 | ISBN-13: 978-0870816666

Serving longer in the U.S. Senate than any other Coloradoan, Henry M. Teller was one of the Centennial State's greatest statesman and political leaders. Now Duane A. Smith, author of "Horace Tabor: His Life and the Legend, rescues this larger-than-life figure from obscurity in this new and definitive biography of the Central City lawyer turned Colorado senator.

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"This book is not only about Teller's life and long career, but is about the early history of Colorado, since Teller and that history are so closely entwined." --Robert Sorgenfrei, Mining History Journal, 2006

About the Author

Duane A. Smith is a professor of history at Fort Lewis College and author of numerous books on Colorado and Western history, including "Song of the Hammer and Drill: The Colorado San Juans 1860-1914.(UPC)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870816667
• ISBN-13: 978-0870816666
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,283,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Try again, Duane., January 29, 2005

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This review is from: Henry M. Teller: Colorado's Grand Old Man (Hardcover)

This book is poorly written and it is one of a string of poorly written books by this author. He does not get detailed enough and this is true on every one of his efforts. It is almost laughable. He considers himself a grand expert on Colorado history and has no more a concept than a broad smear of the subject although his trade is as a professor. This duplicity astounds me. His writing is 6th grade level and he constantly misses the details and the background behind the specific point. This book, AGAIN, confirms this.