Advocacy & Education
Advocacy & Education
Recommended Reading List
Discover the fascinating history and pioneers of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region, and dive into a few exceptional works on historic preservation. Below are reading recommendations from the HPA Board of Directors we believe you will enjoy. Please note that a few of these publications are rare and may be out of print, requiring a bit of fun detective work through your inner bibliophile!
HPA members receive our specially designed bookmark as a thank you for your support and interest in history and historic preservation!
We welcome YOUR reading recommendations, also. Please email us at info@hpasprings.org with book titles/authors of history or preservation-themed books that have inspired you.
Author | Title |
Bailey, Ralph Edgar | Fight for Royal Gorge |
Banning, Evelyn I | Helen Hunt Jackson |
Ruhtenburg, Polly King & Dorothy E Smith | Henry McAlistar: Colorado Pioneer |
Murtagh, William J. | Keeping Time – The History and Theory of Preservation in America |
Sprague, Marshall | Newport in the Rockies (Life and Good Times of Colorado Springs) |
Jackson, Helen Hunt | Ramona |
Wilcox, Rhoda Davis | The Man on the Iron Horse |
Peabody, George Foster | William Jackson Palmer: Pathfinder and Builder |