Author: JORDAN, HEATHER; BLEVINS, TIM; DAILY, DENNIS; DEAN, SYDNE; NICHOLL, CHRIS; AND MICHAEL L. OLSEN (EDITORS)
Title: Bigwigs & Benefactors of the Pikes Peak Region
Description: Colorado Springs, CO, Pikes Peak Library District. 2017, First Edition. (ISBN: 9781567233396). Wraps, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Photos. Paperback, The 16th book in the highly acclaimed PPLD Regional History Series; New, in shrink wrap; 323p. including index. Eleven chapters covering the diverse history of the Pikes Peak Region: William Jackson Palmer, Queen Palmer and the Palmer children, Winfield Scott Stratton, Edmond C. Van Diest, Philip Washburn, Colorado College, Fred Barr, Barr Trail, Spencer and Julie Penrose Legacy, Colorado Tourism, The 1894 Colorado Gubernatorial Election, Kimbal Dolphus Stroud, Lulu McGee Stroud, Beth-el Nursing School, Beth-El College of Nursing, and the Medical history of the region. As New.

Keywords: William Jackson Palmer, Queen Palmer, Pikes Peak Region History, Colorado History, Colorado Springs History, Winfield Scott Stratton, Edmond C. Van Diest, Philip Washburn, Colorado College, Fred Barr, Barr Trail, Spencer Penrose, Colorado Tourism, The 189


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