Marshall Sprague: Controversial Feature-Writer 'Historian' to Our Town, Our State, Our West

Journalist-author Marshall Sprague is a “colorful character” in the history of his own chosen town. His popular history of the town remains the book most likely offered to newcomers, to the discomfort of scholars.

During most of his era here, it seems no popular or scholarly author superseded Marshall Sprague’s production of local/regional history books, articles, public lectures, or publicity generally about this place. Yet, researchers have not mobbed to his archives at PPLD or CC Tutt Library Special Collections.

Viewing Sprague and his work anew might tell us as much about ourselves as it does about Sprague.

Presented by Katherine Sturdevant.

This event is part of the Pikes Peak Regional History Lecture Series.