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I Looked in the Brook and Saw a Face: Images of Childhood in Early Colorado
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by David N. Wetzel, Mary Ann McNair, and Colorado Historical Society
Sales Rank: 1269421
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$4.78
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on 6-19-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 128 pages
Published by: Westcliffe Publishers September 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1565794753
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1565794757
Book Dimensions:
12.3 x 10.3 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 2.7 pounds
Book Description
Drawing from its photo archives and historical treasures, the Colorado History Museum gives us this evocative word-and-picture portrait of childhood in early Colorado. A companion to the museum's long-standing children's exhibit, the book explores the major themes of children's lives-home, family, school, work friends, and play- through images and text that illuminate the experience of childhood through the decades.
Against this backdrop of the faces of unknown youths and the changing world they looked upon stands a more personal story , one that pulls the reader in and makes the past come alive. It is the story of Irma, a Denver girl who died at the age of 12 in 1901. For more than 100 years, Irma's treasured belongings have preserved her personal legacy in a family trunk. This trunk, part of the children's exhibit, serves as a time capsure for families and schoolchildren who desire to explore what it meant to be a child in Colorado so many years ago- and this book captures the essence of the rich stories its historic contents have to tell.
Reader Reviews
This was a Christmas gift for my husband who always says, "I don't need anything. Please don't buy me any gifts." We live just outside of Denver so I thought it would be at a minimum, a nice "coffee table" book for anyone to look through. The book is much, much more than just a book to have on the coffee table. It gives us a wonderful look at the adorable and inocent faces of the children who grew up in Colorado many years ago. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys photography and/or history. My husband loves the book and has looked through it several tiems since Christmas (so I know he likes at least one of his gifts!) Great book!
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