Sometimes I'm Happy: A Writer's Memoir
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Marshall Sprague's colorful lifetime spanned the century like a mountain rainbow. Somewhere between the time he learned the true function of the umbrella stand in the Midwest Victorian household of his youth and his first solo train ride to New York City, he surrendered to an innate talent and inquisitiveness that subsequently engaged tens of thousands of his friends and readers. He played the Tiger Rag with a Princeton band on transatlantic steamer crossings. He deftly navigated New York City during Prohibition. He interviewed Gertrude Stein and Eddie Rickenbacker for the Paris Herald. He crossed the Pacific on an oil tanker to get to Tientsin, where he reported the social news for the North China Star.
Then, early in his career, Sprague was diagnosed with tuberculosis. With his wife and young son, he moved to Colorado Springs, where, according to the recommended treatment of the day, he was hospitalized. How he came to grips with this sudden incapacity is reflected in this candid and engaging memoir. Marshall Sprague's death in September of 1994 was a particular loss to his family and friends, his Colorado community, and to those who helped bring his memoir to press. His best-known books are Money Mountain: The Story of Cripple Creek Gold; So Vast So Beautiful a Land: Louisiana and the Purchase (Swallow Press), and Newport in the Rockies: The Life and Good Times of Colorado Springs (Swallow Press). "Sometimes I'm Happy" was a popular dance tune when Sprague first met his wife, Edna Jane.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0804009864
ISBN13:9780804009867
Release Date:May 1995
Publisher:Swallow Press
Length:174 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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Colorado Gold
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book was written by my grandfather. Growing up he was just that, my grandfather. When he died, this book was still in the process of being edited by my grandmother and uncle Joe. I remember during the raucus party/memorial we had for Marsh, people were going in and out of Marsh's room looking at the galley's for the book. Months later when I received my copy I was thrilled to finally see a side of my grandfather I had never seen. Reading the book was a total joy for me. I was able to see into his life and suddenly everything about him made more sense to me. I loved the way he articulates history in a way that makes even young people enjoy the tale. I found the book to be readable, funny, and totally entertaining, just like my grandfather. I hope anyone who is interested in the joy of history will read this simple memoir and perhaps explore his other works too!
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