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Rescue in Poverty Gulch
A Ruby and Maude Adventure
By Nancy Oswald |
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When young Ruby Oliver arrives in Cripple Creek in 1896 with her Pa and her donkey–and best friend–Maude, she begins a series of fun and humorous adventures sure to delight mid-grade readers. Amid the fun, Nancy Oswald weaves in a fine history lesson from Colorado's past.  Nancy Oswald is author of two previous historical novels Nothing Here But Stones and Hard Face Moon. Learn more about Nancy at her web site.
"Rescue in Poverty Gulch is filled with delights. With eloquent charm, Nancy Oswald recreates life in the rough-and-tumble gold mining town of Cripple Creek."
—Margaret Coel, author of Chief Left Hand and the Wind River novels.
Available in hardcover and paperback.
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978-0-86541-137-1 $15.95 (hardcover)
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The fifteenth Now You Know Bio is the story of Frank Craig, who dedicated his life to helping others battle the same disease that afflicted Craig himself.
Frank Craig: Medical Visionary
One person can make a difference. Frank M. Craig came to Colorado in 1903 seeking a cure for his tuberculosis. He died of the disease ten years later, having established the Brotherly Relief Colony, which he described as a ministry of love for destitute consumptives.
From the one tent he shared with a fellow TB sufferer, the Brotherly Relief Colony grew and changed and changed again. Today, Craig Hospital is a world renowned rehabilitation hospital.
Frank Craig’s philosophy of independence, mutual respect, and determination are still making a difference in Colorado. Herb Tabak, a former patient at Craig Hospital, is the author of No Whining (an account of his rehabilitation at Craig) and Craig Hospital: A Century of Rebuilding Lives. |
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Great Lives in Colorado History
New Biography Series for Elementary Students
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In 2006, Filter Press launched a series of Now You Know Bios, aimed at introducing upper elementary students to meaningful lives and interesting stories from Colorado’s past.
This year, in collaboration* with Colorado Humanities and Denver Public Schools, Filter Press is launching a new series of shorter biographies accessible to even younger readers. The thirteen titles in Great Lives in Colorado History are now available.
Books in the exciting new series have the following features:
• Designed for use as early as Third Grade
• Each volume contains both English and Spanish versions
• Historic photographs, questions for students, timeline,
glossary, and index
• Authored by classroom teachers in Denver Public Schools
• Low retail price of $8.95
Click on cover images above to learn more about each title, and click here for more about the series.
 
*A portion of each sale of Great Lives in Colorado History
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Baby Doe Tabor: Matchless Silver Queen
After Elizabeth McCourt married Harvey Doe, he called his wife 'Babe.' When the miners around Central City called her 'Baby Doe'—the name stuck. Author Joyce B. Lohse introduces the reader to a well-known, but little understood, figure from Colorado's past—from her Wisconsin childhood to great wealth as wife of Silver King Horace Tabor to later years of poverty and loneliness in her cabin by the Matchless Mine. |
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ISBN: 978-0-86541-107-4
Trim: 6.0" x 9.0"
Price: $ 9.95
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