{"product_id":"becoming-colorado-the-centennial-state-in-100-objects-paperback","title":"Becoming Colorado: The Centennial State in 100 Objects - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Wei\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopublished with History Colorado \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBecoming Colorado\u003c\/i\u003e, historian William Wei paints a vivid portrait of Colorado history using 100 of the most compelling artifacts from Colorado's history. These objects reveal how Colorado has evolved over time, allowing readers to draw multiple connections among periods, places, and people. Collectively, the essays offer a treasure trove of historical insight and unforgettable detail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning with Indigenous people and ending in the early years of the twenty-first century, Wei traces Colorado's story by taking a close look at unique artifacts that bring to life the cultures and experiences of its people. For each object, a short essay accompanies a full-color photograph. These accessible accounts tell the human stories behind the artifacts, illuminating each object's importance to the people who used it and its role in forming Colorado's culture. Together, they show how Colorado was shaped and how Coloradans became the people they are. Theirs is a story of survival, perseverance, enterprise, and luck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Providing a fresh lens through which to view Colorado's past, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Colorado\u003c\/i\u003e tells an inclusive story of the Indigenous and the immigrant, the famous and the unknown, the vocal and the voiceless--for they are all Coloradans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Wei\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at the University of Colorado Boulder. His major works include \u003ci\u003eCounterrevolution in China: The Nationalists in Jiangxi during the Soviet Period\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsian American Movement\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsians in Colorado\u003c\/i\u003e. Wei has held a Rockefeller Fellowship, Mellon Fellowship, and Fulbright-Hays Fellowship and was the 2019-2020 Colorado State Historian. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.9 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735762014271,"sku":"9781646421916","price":42.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ecc81edb7dde891bbc68d81a60ba0f73.webp?v=1765144583","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/becoming-colorado-the-centennial-state-in-100-objects-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}