In 1975, a plan was put in motion by a group of investors that would change the boundaries of the Pawnee Indian reservation. Ten years of very careful planning and collaboration between factions in Florence, Italy; Las Vegas, Nevada; Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins, Colorado would ultimately give them access to the Pawnee gold - but not mined by the Pawnee Indians. It was a plan so cunning, that organizations in both the United States and Europe weren't going to let anything stand in their way. However, the timings of these events were extremely crucial to its success. The Monarch Ranch was a key ingredient to its success, but when the new owner purchased the ranch two months earlier, they hadn't counted on Rick Benedict, a Professor of European history to be that fly in the ointment. It was a race against time to mine the gold and distribute to certain parties in Europe and the United States, before the Air Force in Cheyenne Wyoming could mount a major investigation, surrounding the seismic disturbances.

From New York Times bestselling author Elle James comes the 5th book in the Brotherhood Protectors Colorado series. Green Beret Lorenzo “Enzo” Ramos is highly trained in mountain and arctic operations. He made a mistake early in his Special Forces career by falling in love with a general's daughter. They had a passionate, short-lived romance that ended when the general’s daughter told Enzo she didn’t want to see him anymore. For Gabrielle “Gabby” Ryan, her passionate affair with Enzo left her pregnant. Her father, the general, threatened to have Enzo kicked out of Spec Forces if Gabby saw him again. She broke up with Enzo to save his Army career. Years later, Gabby’s father is murdered, and her four-year-old son is taken and held for ransom. Her only hope is her son’s father. Gabby reunites with Enzo to save the son he didn’t know he had. As they race through the rugged Colorado Rockies to find their boy, they discover a plot that endangers so many more and a love that never died.

A collection of government documents dating back to 1950's.

In this original and timely assessment of cultural expressions of paranoia in contemporary Russia, Eliot Borenstein samples popular fiction, movies, television shows, public political pronouncements, internet discussions, blogs, and religious tracts to build a sense of the deep historical and cultural roots of konspirologiia that run through Russian life. Plots against Russia reveals through dramatic and exciting storytelling that conspiracy and melodrama are entirely equal-opportunity in modern Russia, manifesting themselves among both pro-Putin elites and his political opposition. As Borenstein shows, this paranoid fantasy until recently characterized only the marginal and the irrelevant. Now, through its embodiment in pop culture, the expressions of a conspiratorial worldview are seen everywhere. Plots against Russia is an important contribution to the fields of Russian literary and cultural studies from one of its preeminent voices.

Colorado's Front Range, Western Slope, eastern plains and southern approaches were home to some of the state's stranger people, places and events. Meet Mike the Headless Chicken from Fruita and a Fort Collins architect who designed a university building to house his wife--after he killed her. Learn about Florence's The Alcatraz of the Rockies or Doc Holliday's final breaths in Glenwood Springs. Dig into the odd conspiracy theories and underground city connected to the Denver International Airport. Walk alongside dinosaur tracks, scout out old mines and ancient petroglyphs or climb into Mesa Verde's shaded, mysterious cliff dwellings. Author Cindy Brick shares quirky, odd and intriguing episodes in Colorado history.