MOFFAT COUNTY, COGENWEB PROJECT

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Moffat County is rich in history - most notably for it's connections to Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid, Harry Tracy, David Lant, the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang and the Wild Bunch. The books below are a suggested reading list to learn more about the people and history of Moffat County, Colorado. Many of these books are available through interlibrary loan and can also be purchased from the Museum of Northwestern Colorado.

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.
  Biscuits and Wool : the Story of Ralph Karr Warrick, Settler and Sheepman in Moffat and Routt Counties Colorado, by Suzanne Calvin. Denver, Colo. : S. Calvin, c1978. iii, 43 leaves, [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Blue Mountain and Black Midnight, by V. S. FitzPatrick [and John Milheim]. -- Author FitzPatrick V. S. 1886-1988. (Valentine Stewart), Call Number C978.812 F582bL Publisher [Craig, Colo.?] : The author, 1979. Description 200 p. : ill., map, (fold. in pocket), ports. ; 23 cm.
The Last Frontier, by V.S. FitzPatrick. Author FitzPatrick V. S. 1886-1988. (Valentine Stewart), Call Number C978.812 F582Las Publisher Steamboat Springs, Colo. : Steamboat Pilot, c1974. Description 362 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Homesteading Women 1890-1950, by Julie Jones-Eddy. Interviews with women from Moffat County and Rio Blanco County, CO. 252 pgs
Where the Old West Stayed Young by John Rolfe Burroughs, William Morrow and Company, 1962. The remarkable story of Brown's Park.
Flickering Lights in Vacant Windows - A History of J. W. Hugus and Co., by Perry Van Dorn. The story of a chain of mercantile stores located in Craig and other nearby areas. 159 pgs
Doc Susie - The True Story of a Country Physician in the Colorado Rockies, Virginia Cornell. 224 pgs
Hollow Victory : the White River Expedition of 1879 and the Battle of Milk Creek, by Mark E. Miller. 1951- Call Number 973.83221 M616ho C970.3 U893miLm Publisher Niwot : University Press of Colorado, c1997. Description xvi, 249 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
We Shall Fall as the Leaves, by George E. Greager. A history of the Ute's banishment from Colorado
Ozark Clan of Elkhead Creek, by Val Fitzpatrick. Recounts life through the eyes of an Ozark boy in NW Colo. in the 1920's
Craig, Colorado: A Pictorial History, 1889-1990, by Daniel Davidson. 89 pgs
David Moffat's Denver Northwestern and Pacific 'The Moffat Road', by P. R. "Bob" Griswold. 237 pgs
History of The Rural Schools of Moffat County, Colorado by Harold R. Babcock. 155 pgs
Historic Highlights of Moffat County and Surrounding Areas, by Harold R. Babcock. 159 pgs
1907 Routt County Brand Book (Photocopy)
Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, 1913-1926, by P. R. "Bob" Griswold. 242 pgs
Rails That Climb - A Narrative History of the Moffat Road, by Edward T. Bollinger. 333 pgs
One Hundred Years of Brown's Park and Diamond Mountain, by Dick and Daun DeJournette. 450 pgs.
The Outlaws
Digging up Butch and Sundance.Results of research on what really happened to Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. 390 pgs.
The Wild Bunch at Robbers Roost, by Pearl Baker. 224 pgs
Sundance, My Uncle, by Donna B. Ernst. The story of Harry Alonzo Longabaugh. 224 pgs
The Outlaw Trail, A History of Butch Cassidy and His Wild Bunch, by Charles Kelly 374 pgs
In Search of Butch Cassidy , by Larry Pointer. A study of the possibility that Robert LeRoy Parker aka Butch Cassidy returned from Bolivia to live out his life as William T. Phillips in Spokane, WA. 294 pgs
Etta Place, Her Life and Times with Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, by Gail Drago. 295 pgs
David Lant - The Vanished Outlaw, by Douglas W. Ellison. Story of outlaws David Lant & Harry Tracy. 232 pgs
Harry Tracy: The Last Desperado, by Jim Dullenty. 103 pgs
The Romantic and Notorious History of Brown's Park, by Diana Allen Kouris. 314 pgs
Bassett Women, by Grace McClure. The Bassett Ranch was a hangout for many Moffat County outlaws. This book is based on interviews with various members of the Bassett Family. 229 pgs
   
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