A Literary Map of Colorado

A Literary Map of Colorado is intended to provide the average reader with a manageable reading list about events, history, landscape, and people of the State of Colorado. The titles selected represent the diversity of Colorado experiences through a literary body of work. It includes some classic and some quirky, some historical and some contemporary. This map is intended to be suggestive not comprehensive. 

50. Elkhead (C2)
Wickenden, Dorothy. Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West (2011)
Dorothy and Ros, however, were more bothered by the idea of settling into a staid life of marriage and motherhood without having contributed anything to people who could benefit from the talents and experiences they had to offer.
Two young Yankee girls from high society New York took teaching positions in rural northwestern Colorado for the school year of 1916-1917. Determined to have an adventure and do something for society along the way, they endured an extremely harsh winter and isolation, only to return with a husband and a greater sense of self. The author, granddaughter to one of the women, retells their journey from the letters, diaries, and interviews that serves as a combined work about the Wild West and the society on the brink of change.

1. The author was Colorado born, lived a significant amount of time, or the title is significant to Colorado in some other way. 

2. There are abundant copies available to Colorado reader through libraries, bookstores, and online. 

3. The title received good reviews by librarians, scholars, and in literature. 

4. The title covers an important Colorado topic and is cited as being authoritative by professional sources. 

The Literary Map of Colorado can be purchased in the following locations:

1. Directly from the Author by Email - Amron [at] WildCloverBooks {dot} com

2. Amazon

Most of the libraries and bookstores in Colorado carry copies in their collection. If not, please share the ISBN with the librarian or purchasing staff to add it to the collection.