Legends, labors & loves
Subtitle: William Jackson Palmer, 1836-1909
By: edited by Tim Blevins ... [et al.].
Contributors: Blevins, Tim.; Pikes Peak Library District. Special Collections.; Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.; Colorado College.; Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium (2nd : 2005 : Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Regional history series; Regional history series (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Publisher: Pikes Peak Library District with the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum & Colorado College
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Colorado Springs, Colo.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 405
ISBN-13: 9781567352610
Subjects: Palmer, William Jackson, -- 1836-1909; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Railroads -- United States -- Employees -- Biography; Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography; Generals -- United States -- Biography; Colorado Springs (Colo.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Other titles: William Jackson Palmer, 1836-1909; Legends, labors and loves; Legends, labors & loves of William Jackson Palmer; Legends, labors & loves of W.J. Palmer
Notes: Contains papers presented at the second annual Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium held June 4, 2005 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-383) and index.
Table of contents: title: Our father who art in the intersection,or, where does William Jackson Palmer belong / Katherine Scott Sturdevant; title: Young Palmer travels abroad / Joyce B. Lohse; title: A question of conscience:  William Jackson Palmer & his quaker faith / Leah Davis Witherow; title: One of the most gallant men of the army:  William Jackson Palmer & the medal of honor / Mark L. Gardner; title: An abiding bond:  the friendship between Major Henry McAllister & General William Jackson Palmer / Barbara Gately; title: "My darling Queenie ..." a love story / Chris Nicholl; title: General William Jackson Palmer & the Mellen & Clarke families / Delores Gustafson; title: The Denver & Rio Grande railroad:  an address given to the employees, January 28, 1920 / William A. Bell; title: Connections west:  William Jackson Palmer & his railroad routing rivalries / E. M. "Mel" McFarland; title: The westward march of emigration in the United States, considered in its bearing upon the near future of Colorado & New Mexico / William Jackson Palmer; title: General William Jackson Palmer & his vision for Colorado Springs / Matt Mayberry; title: Letter to the citizens of Colorado Springs of the twenty first century / William Jackson Palmer; title: William Jackson Palmer:  park builder / Judith Rice-Jones; title: The gardens of Glen Eyrie / Donald McGilchrist; title: General William J. Palmer, anti-imperialist, 1895-1905 / George L. Anderson; title: William Jackson Palmer:  living while dying / Chris Nicholl; title: General William Jackson Palmer's riding accident, palliative care & death, 1906 to 1909 / Lynn A. Gilfillan-Morton; title: Tributes to the late William J. Palmer from his fellow citizens in Colorado Springs / Mary G. Slocum; title: Last will & testament / William Jackson Palmer; title: "Can you not give up some?" : a puppet presentation / Stephen Collins & Katherine Scott Sturdevant; title: General William J. Palmer & the early Denver & Rio Grande railway: a selected annotated bibliography / Victor J. Stone.