“The early-day Cheyenne Mountain Country Club was primarily a health farm of congenial spirits who devoted themselves to being virile with ascetic fervor. Within a year of the Club's birth, they engaged in almost every sport under the sun—polo and tennis, shooting and cricket, baseball and archery and bowling and racing and coursing and golf and "athletics" which had to do with tossing dumbbells about in pursuit of the body beautiful.”
Sprague illustrated survey of Colorado Springs, conveyed through the stories of individuals who were drawn to and left their imprint on the Pikes Peak setting.
Author: Marshall Sprague
Title: Newport in the Rockies: The Life and Good Times of Colorado Springs
Edition: First edition, first printing
Published: Denver, CO: Sage Books, 1961
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 370p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with rubbing to surfaces, edge wear, light chipping, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spine very clean with edge wear, bumping to corners, light rubbing to surfaces, and crushing at spine ends. Top board slightly bowed. Binding sturdy and square. Pages toned. Bookplate on front end-paper. Signed by Sprague on half-title page.
Comments: Handsome copy
