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Legends, Labors & Loves of
William Jackson Palmer
Who
was William Jackson Palmer, besides being the founder of
Colorado Springs? More complex questions come about when
reconciling
Palmer as a Union army soldier and spy with his
Quaker
upbringing; reconciling the massive manpower required
to
build Palmer’s western railroad and mining empires with his
reputation
as man of benevolence; his intercontinental romance
with
his wife Mary Lincoln Mellen “Queen” Palmer.
This
“unauthorized biography” of a truly remarkable and modest
Man
will open every reader’s eyes to a new view of
William
Jackson Palmer.
In
these pages you will not only find integrity, leadership, and
compassion,
but you will also witness Palmer’s tenacious
conviction,
strength, and shrewdness- just how one imagines a
true
“founding father.”
Paperback;
405p., published in 2009 by the Pikes Peak Library District.
This
is the fourth book in the PPLD Regional History Series.
ISBN
9781567352610. $24.95
