Colorado Frontiersmen by Linda Wommack
Early Icons and Landmarks As western migration came to the Colorado frontier, forts were established to protect the settlers. These forts were intertwined with the lives of the frontiersmen. Scout Thomas Tate Tobin oversaw the workers who built the adobe fortress known as Fort Garland. Here, Tobin delivered the heads of the murderous Espinosas gang to Colonel Sam Tappan. Fort Sedgwick, originally known as Camp Rankin, was attacked by the Cheyenne Dog soldiers, including George Bent. Fort Lyon, an expanded fortress of William Bent's third fort, became the staging point for Colonel John M. Chivington's march to Sand Creek where peaceful Cheyenne were murdered. Later, Christopher "Kit" Carson died in the fort's chapel. Legendary Jim Beckwourth was associated with both Fort Vasquez and Fort Pueblo. Author Linda Wommack revisits the glory and the mistakes of the frontiersmen who defined Colorado and the forts that dotted the wild landscape.-
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Linda Wommack is a local historian and historical consultant who was born and raised in Colorado. She is also the author of several award-winning books about Colorado history. Since 1995, Linda has worked as a contributing editor for True West Magazine. Since 2004, she has also been a staff writer for Wild West Magazine, writing a monthly story. Since 1993, she has also contributed to The Tombstone Epitaph, the country's oldest continually published publication.
Linda has served as a judge for the prestigious national Spur Awards in Western Americana literature for the past eight years as a long-time member of the national Western Writers of America. She's a member of Women Writing the West as well. She is now a board member and the Chair of the DOWNING Journalism Prize for Women Writing the West.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781467153652 |
| ISBN 10 | 1467153656 |
| Title | Colorado Frontiersmen |
| Author | Linda Wommack |
| Series | History Press Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | History Press |
| Year published | 2023-06-19 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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