About this Event
Denver historian Mark Barnhouse is joining us on Tuesday, June 23rd at 6:00 PM at our Colfax location for a great presentation of his new book, Historic Cemeteries of Denver . He will be in conversation with longtime Fairmount Cemetery employee and historian James M. Cavoto Sr.
Registration includes the following options:
- A signed Paperback copy of the book … OR
- A $5 Gift Card to Tattered Cover Book Store
This event includes an opportunity to meet the authors, participate in an audience Q&A after the conversation, and get your book signed and personalized. Photos with the author are welcome!
We will have a limited supply of additional books for guests to purchase in store. Only a book ticket guarantees you a copy of the book.
If you are unable to attend the event after purchasing a ticket, you are required to pick up your copy of the book (with proof of purchase from your event registration) within 7 days after the event date. If the book is not picked up by that date, you relinquish your copy to Tattered Cover Book Store.
ABOUT THE BOOK
History Enshrined
Within months of its founding, Denver required places to bury its deceased. They were initially interred at today’s Cheesman Park and Denver Botanic Gardens. As the city matured, its leaders established beautifully manicured and lushly irrigated garden cemeteries, graced with elegant funerary monuments and mausolea. Everyone being equal in death, mining millionaires, governors and senators are buried alongside prostitutes, gangsters and murderers. Journalists, lawmen and war heroes rest in peace together among stately trees. The intrepid cemetery explorer will find musicians, merchants and various eccentrics—even an Apollo astronaut and a storied cannibal.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Denver-born Mark A. Barnhouse has researched and written about his city’s history for nearly three decades. His books include A History Lover’s Guide to Denver, Lost Department Stores of Denver and Vanished Denver Landmarks, among others.
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
James M. Cavoto Sr. worked at Fairmount Cemetery for thirty-six years, assisting bereaved families and rising to the position of vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to retirement, he also ran Fairmount Heritage Foundation, writing and conducting numerous tours and becoming a guardian of the foundation’s incredible history.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tattered Cover Colfax, 2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, United States
USD 7.25 to USD 31.18
