Born in 1831, Isabella Bird, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health' and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel.

"Before leaving on a two-month summer, Jake Evans finds a gift from his deceased grandfather that will lead him on a scavenger hunt through ten of America's most rugged, wild, and beautiful parks." from back cover.

It contains history of the Mesa Verde Indians tribe and their culture.

Como residents remember George Washington Champion, a nearly life-long South Park resident. In 1963, he wrote a biography that was published in the January issue of the Colorado Magazine, that provided some great insight into this accomplished man.

A selection of essays originally presented as papers for the "Denver Inside and Out" symposium held as part of the sesquicentennial exhibit, Denver: imagine a great city.