Title High altitude energy : a history of fossil fuels in Colorado / Lee Scamehorn

Published Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations Series Mining the American West Mining the American West. Contents 1. King coal, 1860-1930 -- 2. Smelter fuel, 1877-1930 --3. Lamp oil to motor fuel, 1860-1930 -- 4. Lighting and heating with gas, 1870-1930 -- 5. Coal from bust to boom again, 1930-1973 -- 6. Fuel for the car culture, 1930-1973 -- 7. Natural gas, 1930-1973 -- 8. Synthetic fuels, 1917-1973 -- 9. Energy crisis, 1973-1985 -- 10. Beyond the energy crisis Bibliography Includes bibliographical essay and index Notes "Co-winner of the 2001 Colorado Endowment for the Humanities Publication prize." Print version record Subject Fossil fuels -- Colorado -- History -- 19th century Fossil fuels -- Colorado -- History -- 20th century TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Fossil Fuels. Fossil fuels Colorado Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0870816977 9780870816970

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