Pikes Peak Historical Societies Chautauqua
April 19, 2026 2:00 PM –3:00 PM
38874 US Hwy 24
| Lake George, CO | 80827
Admission: Free.
Copies of Golden Promise will be available after the presentation for $20.00 and Ms. Johnson will accept cash or checks. She will also have copies of her other books as well.
For more information call (719) 748-8259 or (719) 291-6563.
Event Summary
A resident of Woodland Park for more than forty years, Johnson raised her family there and draws inspiration from the region's dramatic past. Her blue-collar background sparked an enduring interest in the Colorado Labor Wars - one of the most significant yet lesser known conflicts in American labor history - when wealthy mine owners clashed with the powerful Western Federation of Miners (WFM). That passion inspired her latest time-travel historical novel, "The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek."
Johnson's writing blends meticulous research with emotionally rich storytelling where love collides with power, loyalty, and revolution, and historical events are brought vividly to life. In addition to "The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek,' she is the author of the medieval Kinghts of England series and the time-travel romances "Before I wake" and "Eternal Beloved."
Johnson gives a detailed description of the Colorado Labor Wars, with emphasis on the Cripple Creek District. She offers biographies of primary players such as WFM's Big Bill Haywood, Governor James Peabody, criminal Harry Orchard and Pinkerton's James McParland, whose initial claim to fame was crushing the Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal mines. She also offers her reasoning for believing the widely accepted narrative regarding the perpetrators of the Independence Depot is incorrect.
Johnson's writing blends meticulous research with emotionally rich storytelling where love collides with power, loyalty, and revolution, and historical events are brought vividly to life. In addition to "The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek,' she is the author of the medieval Kinghts of England series and the time-travel romances "Before I wake" and "Eternal Beloved."
Johnson gives a detailed description of the Colorado Labor Wars, with emphasis on the Cripple Creek District. She offers biographies of primary players such as WFM's Big Bill Haywood, Governor James Peabody, criminal Harry Orchard and Pinkerton's James McParland, whose initial claim to fame was crushing the Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal mines. She also offers her reasoning for believing the widely accepted narrative regarding the perpetrators of the Independence Depot is incorrect.
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Also Occurs On
- Sunday, April 19
