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GARFIELD COUNTY, COGENWEB PROJECT

A SUGGESTED READING LIST


In some cases there are volunteers you may contact directly to perform lookups for you. Most of these books are not in print, but they may be available through interlibrary loan--ask your local library. If you would like to be a lookup volunteer, contact the Garfield County Coordinator from the link at the bottom of the main page.  

A word about Interlibrary Loans.....

For those of you haven't tried "Interlibrary Loan" - it is the greatest thing since ice cream! If you want to read a book that you can't get locally talk to your librarian. Most US libraries participate in the program. Write down the book title, author, and any other details you may have such as publisher. Give it to your librarian and she will order the book in for you. My library charges me between $2-$5 to get any book that circulates in the country. The process usually takes several weeks. The library calls you when it comes in. Usually you can take the book home for several weeks. Some libraries require you read the book on the premises. It depends on the policy of the lending library and the value of the book. Some books are so scarce that they don't circulate.

If you can't obtain your book through interlibrary loan - there is still hope. Make a trip to the Library of Congress in Washington DC some day. They have a copy of almost every book ever published in the U.S. Everyone needs to visit this wonderful repository at least once in their life! And don't forget Ebay - always a good source for obscure books, as is Amazon.com. One final place to look - check out the local historical societies - they usually have books and transcriptions available for sale because sale of their transcriptions is one of their major sources of funding.

Name of Book Lookup Volunteer
 
Uncle Sam
Glenwood Springs: The history of a Rocky Mountain Resort by Jim Nelson. Western Reflections, Inc., Ouray, Colorado: 1999. Available for purchase at www.amazon.com
The Legend of the Burning Mountain, by Dale Shrull, a new book about the town of Newcastle, CO .
Carbondale Pioneers, 1879-1890, by Edna Denmark Sweet,   Carbondale, Colo., 1947.  .
The Elusive Dream : a Relentless Quest for Coal in Western Colorado, by Anna Johnson and Kathleen Yajko. Call Number 338.2724 J63eL C978.816 J63eL Publisher Glenwood Springs, Colo. : Gran Farnum Printing & Pub. Co., 1983. Description 80 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm. Notes .
Garfield County, Colorado : the First Hundred Years, 1883-1983, by Andrew Gulliford ; copy photographs by Randall Teeuwen and Butch Goodwin. Call Number C978.816 G951gar Publisher [S.l.] : Grand River Museum Alliance, c1983. Description 46 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Subject(s) .
Glenwood Springs:  A Quick History Including Glenwood Canyon, by Nelson, Jim  Fort Collins, Colo.:  Firstlight, 1998.  .
Glenwood's Early Glamour, by Bancroft, Caroline. 1958.
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Glenwood Springs:  Spa in the Mountains, by Lena M. Urquhart, Boulder, Colo.:  Pruett, 1970.
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Guide to Glenwood Canyon, by McGregor, Heather.  Glenwood Springs, Colo.:  Pika, 1992
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Lest We Forget:  A Short History of Early Grand Valley, Colorado, originally called Parachute, Colorado, by Erlene Durrant Murray, Grand Junction, Colo.:  1973.  Judy Crook
A Pictorial History of Glenwood, by E.H. Goodwin,  Colo. Springs, Colo.:  Century One Press, 1978.  .
Progressive Men of Western Colorado. Chicago, Ill.:  A.W. Bowen & Co., 1905. Brad Goff
Rifle Shots:  The Story of Rifle, Colorado, by Rifle Reading Club.    Rifle, Colo., 1973.  Judy Crook
Roll Call, the Violent and Lawless, by Lena M. Urquhart,  Call Number 978.816 U79ro C364 U79ro Publisher Denver, Golden Bell Press [1967] Description 57 p. illus. 22 cm   .
They Came From Missouri:  the History of Missouri Heights, Colorado, Witt, Anita McCune, Glenwood Springs, Colo.:  Gran Farnum Printing, 1998.  Judy Crook
Tombstone Transcriptions/Garfield County, Colorado.  Glenwood Springs, the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1985.  .
Wooing A Harsh Mistress:  Glenwood Canyon's Highway Odyssey, by John L. Haley,  Greeley, Colo.: Canyon Communications, 1994.  .
Cold Snows of Carbonate, by Lena Urguahart .
   
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