Alamosa Public Library

Focusing on his faith and his public service, the former Vice President recounts his journey to the White House, providing the inside story of the Trump Administration and how their relationship was severed when he kept his oath to the Constitution.

Listing of the Territorial Governors Collection (1861-1876) and Statehood Governors Collections (1876-1963). Each link leads to scope and contents notes, biography, bibliography, series description, and information on accessing the collection for each governor.

Sam Houston is a living legend in 1861. The hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, he had defeated Santa Anna to win independence for Texas back in 1836. He had twice served as president of the Republic of Texas, helped Texas join the Union, and served as senator and governor of Texas. Before settling in Texas, he had been a hero of the Creek War and governor of Tennessee. He had been friends with Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett, and had been adopted...

The roll call of Colorado governors is varied and rich, including men "determined and dilatory, successful and unsuccessful, lucky and unlucky," with each administration contributing to the fabric of Colorado's colorful history. In this collection of short biographies, now updated to include three of Colorado's most recent state administrators, former governor Dick Lamm and prolific historian Duane Smith portray the lives and accomplishments of thirteen...

After three years of research, McGinniss presents his already controversial and much anticipated investigative chronicle of Sarah Palin as an individual, politician, and cultural phenomenon.