When Patricia Werner's doctors told her she was gravely ill, her immediate thought was of the book project she'd worked on for six years. "I need until the end of summer to finish it and find a publisher!" She was granted those extra months to wrap up the thirty-seven stories she wanted to tell.
The Walls Talk: Historic House Museums of Colorado guides the reader through the homes and into the lives of settlers, traders, trailblazers, adventuresome professionals, merchants, and Silver Kings. There are familiar names, such as the Tabors, Molly Brown, William and Elizabeth Byers, and the not so familiar such as Lee Humphrey and Pearl DeVere. Humphrey commuted from Evergreen to Denver in a Model T for thirty years in order to live in the house he loved and which is now preserved as a historic house museum. In Cripple Creek, visitors today can tour DeVere's "parlor house" where she ran a very successful business.
The thirty-seven homes in the book depict a rich tapestry of Colorado's diverse architectural, cultural, political, and economic heritage. Beyond the intriguing family stories, The Walls Talk: Historic House Museums of Colorado is a tribute to the passionate commitment of museum volunteers and to the work of community historical societies throughout the state who, through hard work and dedication, preserve their local treasures to provide us all a more complete picture of the past.
Use this book from a talented and dedicated author as your guide to an interesting and educational tour of Colorado.
