Regional books: Amendment 2, newspaper and Colorado history
It抖阴ap been 25 years since Colorado passed Amendment 2. 聽The passage, which led to a nation-wide boycott of Colorado, allowed discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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Book review: “My Bad,” set in North Denver, is Manuel Ramos’ finest novel
In 鈥淒esperado,鈥� his last novel, Manuel Ramos introduced Gus Corral, a North Denver Hispanic man with good intentions and bad instincts.聽 Now Ramos brings back an older, more mature Gus...
Regional books: A classic Western, justice in ’50s Arizona, “Devil’s Night”
Riding over a remote part of his ranch in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, J.B. Bennett discovers the body of Star, a young Indian woman.
Regional Nonfiction: Books on Lakeside, Native Americans, Sand Dunes
For more than a century, Lakeside has been one of Denver鈥檚 premier attractions.聽Its rides and big-name bands, its train and fun house with the laughing lady have appealed to generations.
Margaret Coel releases last in Wind River series, but she’s not done with writing
Some 20 years ago, when Margaret Coel finished her first work of fiction, 鈥淭he Eagle Catcher,鈥� she thought she had written a stand-alone novel.
Regional fiction by Larry Watson, R.M. Kinder, Keith McCafferty and Scott Graham
Calvin Sidey turned his back on civilization long ago and is working as a cowboy, living in a trailer, when his son, Bill, turns to him for help.聽 Bill鈥檚 wife...
Book review: “Rich People Behaving Badly”
Trust Dick Kreck to dig up the dirt on Denver society.聽 A 38-year Denver Post reporter and columnist chronicling the doings of Denver notables, Kreck is adept at turning up...
Regional nonfiction books: Painting the American West
For many African-Americans, the years after the end of Civil War Reconstruction weren't much different from slavery days. Blacks were robbed, cheated and brutally treated.
Book review: “The Vanishing Messiah” may solve a mystery
In 1895, a messiah-like figure with an uncanny resemblance to paintings of Jesus showed up in the yard of a North Denver bungalow and began healing people. He was Francis...
Regional nonfiction: Books look at Rough Riders, Apaches, Asians in Colorado
Theodore Roosevelt抖阴ap Rough Riders are one of America鈥檚 most beloved fighting forces.