Kansas Territory and the Pike's Peak Gold Rush

Calvin W. Gower, "Kansas Territory and the Pike's Peak Gold Rush," unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Kansas, 1958. Professionally bound hardcover with black boards, white titles, onion skin paper, 335 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. Clean and unmarked, with a square, tight binding. Includes two maps: 1) The Gold Fields, 2) Routes to the Gold Regions of Colorado, 1859.

ABOUT THE BOOK: The Pike's Peak gold rush was usually considered as a part of early Colorado history rather than as a phase of Kansas territorial history. However, the gold rush was undoubtedly one of the major events in the history of Kansas Territory in 1859 and 1860.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Calvin W. Gower (1926-2014) was born in Delta, Colorado on November 14, 1926 and moved to Grand Junction, which he considered his home town, in 1927. He graduated from high school in Grand Junction Colorado, attended Mesa College in Grand Junction, he received his BA degree from Western State College in Greeley Colorado, his master's degree from the University of South Dakota and his PhD from the University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas. His specialty was western American history, on which subject he published many articles in professional journals. He was the author of several books, including: Kansas Towns and Trade from Pikes Peak Goldseekers 1858-1860; Jack: An American Youth Who Became a World War Soldier; and Lectures, Lyceums, and Libraries in Early Kansas, 1854-1864. He loved teaching and writing and was a member of the history department at St Cloud State University for 32 years, having served as the chairman of the department for 8 years. He was also very active in the faculty association and faculty governance; he served as president of the faculty Senate and the Faculty Association local.