"Tales, Trails and Tommyknockers" is a collection of exciting stories for young people from Colorado’s past. Kit Carson, Chief Ouray and Molly Brown, as well as Father Dyer, Colorado’s most daring skier, and Silver Heels, the angel of Fairplay, are just a few of the unforgettable characters brought to life in the book. The lost gold mine of the Sangre de Cristos and Tommyknockers, the friendly ghosts who appeared to miners in danger, add a touch of the legendary. (Intermediate Level)
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Myriam Friggens, the author, has lived in Boulder, Colorado, most of her life and was an elementary teacher for sixteen years. An active mountaineer, she has visited all the places she writes about.
Gene Coulter, the illustrator, grew up on the Western Slope and has been a freelance artist for over forty years. He has lived in Boulder since 1964.
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Great, great book on Colorado,
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I love this book. I read it the first time in 3rd grade for our Colorado history unit and I'm on my fourth copy, having worn all the others to bits (still have them, but need a presentable copy on the shelves). I've used them as a camp counselor and I'm buying copies for each of the families coming to Colorado for my wedding so they have something to read as they explore our great state.
Thanks Myriam!
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Tommyknockers,
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My 12 year old grandson loved this book. His interest was peaked after a visit to a gold mine in Colorado and was told about the Tommyknockers. The book was of interest to me as we had visited many of those places in Colorado, Leadville, Marble, Molly Brown's House in Denver, to name a few. I plan to buy my own copy of the book, "Tales, Trails and Tommyknockers: Stories from Colorado's Past" for my house guest to enjoy reading while we tour some of the places told about in the book.
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Colorado history,
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Since I moved to Colorado I have developed an interest in Colorado's past. This is a delightful book that I am enjoying.
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It was a cold, gray day in December. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pikes Peak, Baby Doe, Uncle Dick, United States, Western History Department, Silver Heels, Hot Stuff, Kit Carson, New Mexico, Father Dyer, Buckskin Joe, Arkansas River, Yellow Wolf, Green River, Matchless Mine, New York, Raton Pass, Rollins Pass, San Luis Valley, Bent's Fort, Emma Dean, San Juan, Sangre de Cristo, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Captain Bent New!
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It was a cold, gray day in December. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pikes Peak, Baby Doe, Uncle Dick, United States, Western History Department, Silver Heels, Hot Stuff, Kit Carson, New Mexico, Father Dyer, Buckskin Joe, Arkansas River, Yellow Wolf, Green River, Matchless Mine, New York, Raton Pass, Rollins Pass, San Luis Valley, Bent's Fort, Emma Dean, San Juan, Sangre de Cristo, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Captain Bent New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Kit Carson by Ideals Publications Inc in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- John Wesley (Great Men) by Ladybird Books in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- America the Beautiful by Katharine Bates on page 39, and page 43
- America the Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates on page 39, and page 43
- America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates on page 39, and page 43
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