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  • 06/2020
  • 9781734588408
  • 278 pages
  • $12.00
Joan Jacobson
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Colorado Phantasmagorias: A mashup of biography, fantasy, and travel guide
Fourteen influential Coloradans time travel to experience their legacies in today's world. Travel guide suggestions lead you to where the action took place. Characters profiled are diverse in occupation, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, and geographic area: Felipe Baca, Chipeta, John Brisben Walker, Golda Meir Margaret Brown, Ralph Carr, Wade Blank, Ora Chatfield & Clara Dietrich, Adolph Coors, Carl Howelsen, Florence Sabin, Stanley Biber, and John Denver.
Reviews
Don Morreale, author of Cowboys, Yogis, and One-legged Ski Bums: The Extraordina

“I can’t think of a more enjoyable way to learn our state’s history than to spend a few hours in the company of this remarkable writer.”

 

Dr. Marcia Tremmel Goldstein, Past President of Denver Woman’s Press Club

“Often when we read about icons of Colorado’s past—like path-breaking medical scientist Dr. Florence Sabin, enduring Ute leader Chipeta, and survivor Margaret Tobin Brown—we wonder what they’d make of their former stomping grounds today.  Women’s historical experiences in particular leave us with as many questions as answers.  Colorado Phantasmagorias–a mix of real history, time travel, speculative fancy, and practical tour guide–explores Colorado from a fresh ‘then and now’ perspective.  Joan Jacobson grounds her biographies in scholarly research, mixing in imagination to reveal the human aspect.  I highly recommend this fresh trip through our state’s history.”

 

Rich Grant, co-author with Irene Rawlings of100 Things to Do in Denver Before Yo

“What a fun way to learn about characters from Colorado. This book is packed with stories to guide you to many exciting adventures where the action took place.”

 

Tom "Dr. Colorado" Noel, Professor of History, CU-Denver

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.

William Wei, Professor of History, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado S

Colorado Phantasmagorias is an apt title for a highly imaginative work about some of the Centennial State’s most notable men and women. What Joan Jacobson has done is what historians seek to do but rarely achieve – evoke empathy for historical figures. The dialogue may be fictional, but the characters are very real. She captures the essence of some truly remarkable Coloradans.”

 

Formats
Paperback Book Details
  • 06/2020
  • 9781734588408
  • 278 pages
  • $12.00
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