Colorado Phantasmagorias: A Mashup of Biography, Fantasy, and Travel Guide (in English)
Synopsis "Colorado Phantasmagorias: A Mashup of Biography, Fantasy, and Travel Guide (in English)"
A phantastical history of the state as seen through the legacies of 14 influential Coloradans:These quirky biographies will have you thwacking your head, asking, “How have I never heard about this before?”You’ll meet:•Two Aspen ladies who created an international sensation when they eloped to marry each other - in 1889,•A developer who wanted to populate Red Rocks Park with life-size dinosaur carvings,•A hippie pastor and 19 disabled people who shut down Colfax and Broadway in 1978,•The circus star who made Colorado a ski state,•And more!This magical mix of truth and time travel will inspire you to go out and explore the places where it all happened. And show you how and where."Joan Jacobson's entertaining and insightful book is an imaginative linking of past to present. She brings these key Coloradans back to life in a way typical nonfiction can’t." Tom "Dr. Colorado” Noel, Professor of History, CU-Denver"Spunky, witty, and practical." Dr. Marcia Goldstein, Denver Woman’s Press Club"What a great read, a celebration of Colorado’s diverse heroes." Max Tyler, Colorado State Representative (retired)Included: Felipe Baca, Chipeta, John Brisben Walker, Golda Meir, Margaret "Molly" Brown, Ralph Carr, Wade Blank, Barney Ford, Ora Chatfield & Clara Dietrich, Adolph Coors, Carl Howelsen, Florence Sabin, Stanley Biber, John Denver.ILLUSTRATED with 15 historical photographs
