Note: Many of these resources are OLD! But lacking more current resources, they will do for now. This list also includes picture books and chapter books that might enhance the study of Colorado history.
Avi. Prairie School. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
Ayer, Eleanor H. Hall of Fame: A Gallery of the Rich and Famous. Frederick, CO: Jende-Hagan, Inc., 1987.
Ayres, Katherine. Silver Dollar Girl. New York: Delacorte Press, 2000.
Barron, T. A. High as a Hawk: a Brave Girl's Historic Climb. New York: Philomel, 2004.
Beatty, Patricia. The Coach That Never Came. New York: William Morrow and Co., 1985.
Blashfield, Jean F. Women Inventors, Volume 1. Minneapolis: Capstone Press, 1996.
Blashfield, Jean F. Women Inventors, Volume 3. Minneapolis: Capstone Press, 1996.
Blassingame, Wyatt. Bent's Fort: Crossroads of the Great West. Champaign, IL: Garrard Publishing Company, 1967.
Bograd, Larry. Uniquely Colorado. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2003.
Boraas. Tracey. Kit Carson: Mountain Man. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone Books, 2003.
Bryant, Jill. John Henry Holliday. Mankato, MN: Weigl Publishers, Inc., 2003.
Bueler, Gladys R. Colorado's Colorful Characters. Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing Company, 1981.
Capstone Press Geography Department. Colorado. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 1996.
Christian, Sandra J. Colorado. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2003.
Colorado Biographical Dictionary. St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers, Inc.1999.
Colorado Chronicles: Volume 1. Famous Colorado Men. Frederick, CO: Jende-Hagan Book Corp., 1982.
Colorado Chronicles: Volume 2: Famous Colorado Women. Frederick, CO: Jende-Hagan Book Corp., 1982.
Colorado Chronicles: Volume 3. Hispanic Colorado. Frederick, CO: Jende-Hagan Book Corp., 1982.
Colorado Chronicles: Volume 4. Indians of Colorado. Frederick, CO: Jende-Hagan Book Corp., 1982.
Crutchfield, James A. It Happened in Colorado. Helena, MT, Falcon Publishing, 1993.
Dutton, Dorothy, and Caryl Humphries. A Rendezvous With Colorado History. Boise, ID: Sterling Ties Publications, 1999.
Elias, Megan. Colorado: The Centennial State. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library, 2002.
Elway, John. Comeback Kid. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing, 1997.
Epstein, Vivian Sheldon. History of Colorado's Women for Young People. Denver, CO: VSE Publisher, 1998.
Ernst, Kathleen. Whistler in the Dark. Middleton, WI : Pleasant Co, 2002.
Finley, Mary Peace. Little Fox's Secret: The Mystery of Bent's Fort. Palmer Lake, CO: Filter Press, 1999.
Glass, Andrew. A Right Fine Life: Kit Carson on the Santa Fe Trail. New York: Holiday House, 1997.
Hall, M. C. Madam C. J. Walker. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2003.
Joose, Barbara M. Lewis & Papa: Adventure on the Santa Fe Trail. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998.
Krudwig, Vickie Leigh. Hiking Through Colorado History. Englewood, CO: Westcliffe Publishers, 1998.
Krudwig, Vickie Leigh. Searching for Chipeta. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2004.
Lowery, Linda. Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1999.
Marcovitz, Hal. John C. Fremont: Pathfinder of the West. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2001.
Maynard, Charles W. John Wesley Powell: Soldier, Scientist, and Explorer. New York: PowerKids Press, 2003.
Noel, Thomas J. The Colorado Almanac: Facts About Colorado. Portland, OR: WestWinds Press, 2001.
Perry, Phyllis. A Look at Colorado. Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing Co., 1976.
Pettem, Silvia. Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon. Longmont, CO: The Book Lode, 1999.
Reyher, Ken. Antoine Robidoux and Fort Uncompahgre. Montrose, CO: Western Reflections Publishing Co., 2002.
Ross, Michael Elsohn. Flower Watching with Alice Eastwood. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1997.
Sanford, William R. & Carl R. Green. Zebulon Pike: Explorer of the Southwest. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1996.
Shaughnessy, Diane, and Jack Carpenter. Chief Ouray: Ute Peacemaker. New York: PowerKids Press, 1997.
Shields, Charles J. Buffalo Bill Cody. Philadalphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.
Simon, Charnan. Molly Brown: Sharing Her Good Fortune. Danbury, CT: Children's Press, 2000.
Thompson, Kathleen. Colorado. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1996.
Unseld, Teresa S. African Americans of the Old West. Palo Alto, CA: Dale Seymour Publications, 1997.
Witteman, Barbara. Zebulon Pike: Soldier and Explorer. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone Books, 2003.
Yannuzzi, Della A. Madam C. J. Walker: Self-Made Businesswoman. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 2000.
Younger, Barbara. Purple Mountain Majesties: The Story of Katharine Lee Bates and 'America the Beautiful.' New York: Dutton ChildrenÕs Books, 1998.