Wyoming

Wyoming history doesn’t do half-measures. From the eighty-foot snow drifts of the 1949 blizzard to the ambitious trailways of Grand Teton, answer the open challenge of our Cowboy State catalogue. Work a sheep ranch outside Laramie, haul coal in Superior and pilot the mail from Cheyenne. Maybe pause to gather provisions at Cody before heading out to honor the most committed geyser in Yellowstone National Park history. Adventure awaits in our Wyoming history books.
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Cover image for History Lover's Guide to Cheyenne, A, isbn: 9781467149525
History Lover's Guide to Cheyenne, A
Starley Talbott
$21.99
Cover image for Cheyenne's Capitol Avenue Bronze, isbn: 9781467157612
Cheyenne's Capitol Avenue Bronze
Starley Talbott
$24.99
Starley Talbott

History Lover's Guide to Cheyenne, A

9781467149525

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Explore the Magic City of the Plains with A History Lover's Guide to Cheyenne

Celebrating at their encampment near Crow Creek on July 4, 1867, railroad surveyors named the settlement after the local Cheyenne tribe. By the time the Union Pacific Railroad arrived in November, the town had grown from a tent city to a “Hell on Wheels” town of ten thousand souls. Cattle barons brought herds to graze the open range, while they reposed in mansions on Millionaires Row. By 1890, the gleaming dome of the new capitol building was visible all the way down Capitol Avenue to the majestic Union Pacific Railroad Depot.

Authors Starley Talbott and Michael Kassel explore a rich past, including the origins of the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, the foundation of the world’s largest outdoor rodeo and the unheralded history of early aviation that eclipsed Denver.

Cover image for History Lover's Guide to Cheyenne, A, isbn: 9781467149525
Starley Talbott

Cheyenne's Capitol Avenue Bronze

9781467157612

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Casting the Cowboy State’s Past

 

Wyoming’s history is enshrined in the bronze sculptures lining Capitol Avenue and across Cheyenne. The idea, conceived only a decade prior, rapidly grew into the most successful public arts project in city history. Inspired by and committed to preserving the history of the state, private citizens donated bronze sculptures depicting important figures and contributions. Tribal leaders, explorers and governors are represented. The contributions of architects, artists and suffragettes are celebrated. And dedication to service in politics, agriculture and the military are honored. Authors Starley Talbott and Michael Kassel explore the state’s rich past cast in bronze. 


Cover image for Cheyenne's Capitol Avenue Bronze, isbn: 9781467157612