Debra B Faulkner

Broschiertes Buch

Mary Elitch Long

First Lady of Fun

Beschreibung

Mary Elitch Long (1856-1936), was a businesswoman and founder of Elitch's Zoological Garden (Denver's first zoo). Debra B. Faulkner, author of the award-winning biography Touching Tomorrow: The Emily Griffith Story, brings the story of Colorado's "First Lady of Fun" to the Now You Know Bio series.

Autor

Historian Debra Faulkner grew up in Colorado and has fond childhood memories of summer visits to the original Elitch Gardens. Her favorite rides were the Flying Swings and the Bumper Cars. Debra is the award-winning author of Touching Tomorrow: The EmilyGriffith Story. She is the co-author of two books with Dr. Tom Noel - Colorado: An Illustrated History of the Highest State and Colorado's Story. She loves to bring the women of Colorado's past to life in programs. Dressed up in old-fashioned costumes, she tells their stories as though she were the historical person herself. Her students at Metropolitan State College of Denver never know who she might appear as next .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Filter Press
• Seitenzahl: 70
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 144g
• ISBN-13: 9780865410947
• ISBN-10: 0865410941
• Artikelnr.: 69732036