Recommended Reading High Plains Chautauqua 2021
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Manchester, William Raymond. A Rockefeller Family Portrait: from John D. to Nelson. New York: Little, Brown, 1959.
Martelle, Scott. Blood Passion: the Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Rees, Jonathan H. Representation and Rebellion: the Rockefeller Plan at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914-1942. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2010.
Mother Jones
Gorn, Elliot J. Mother Jones The Most Dangerous Woman in America, New York: Hill and Wang, 2001.
Savage, Lon The West Virginia Mine Wars 1920-21. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1990, 16-79,
Zinn, Howard, A People’s History of the United States. New York: Harper and Row, 1980, 322-347.
Young Adult:
Gay, Kathleen, Mother Jones (American Workers), Greensboro, NC : Morgan Reynolds
Publishing, 2006.
Josephson, Judith Pinkerton, Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights. Minneapolis:
Lerner Publishing Group, 1997.
John Deere
Collins, David R., and Steve Michaels. Pioneer Plowmaker: a Story about John Deere. Carolrhoda Books, 1990.
Dahlstrom, Jeremy. The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John and Charles Deere. Northern Illinois University Press, 2005.
Florence Sabin
Bluemel, Elinor. Florence Sabin: Colorado Woman of the Century. Boulder: University of Colorado Press, 1959.
Kronstadt, Janet. Florence Sabin, Medical Researcher. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1990.
Shirley, Gayle C. Remarkable Colorado Women. Nebraska: Morris Book Publishing, 2012.
Simmons, Stacey. Florence Sabin: Scientist and Teacher. Palmer Lake, Colorado: Filter Press, LLC, 2013.
Captain Jack
Jack, Ellen E. Colorado’s Eccentric Captain Jack. Western Reflections Publishing CO, 2010.
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Abrams, Jeanne, E., Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail, University Press, 2006.
Biery, Marsha, Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Great Lives in Colorado History, Filter Press, 2013.
Shirley, Gayle C., Remarkable Colorado Women, Morris Book Publishing, 2002.
Rosa Parks
Brinkley, Douglas. Rosa Parks – A Life. , New York: Penguin Books, 2000.
Parks, Rosa with Haskins, Jim. Rosa Parks – My Story. New York: Puffin Books Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers 1999.
Reyburn, Susan. Rosa Parks In Her Own Words;., Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Press, 2020.
Theoharis, Jeanne. The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks. Boston: Beacon Press, 2013.
William Bent
Hyde, Anne. Empires, Nations, and Families: A New History of the American West, 1800-1860. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2011.
Hyde, George E. Life of George Bent: Written from His Letters. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. 1968 reprint.
Lavender, David. Bent’s Fort. Lincoln: Bison Books, 1972.
State Historical Society of Colorado. Bent’s Old Fort. Denver: State Historical Society of Colorado, 1979.
Alice Paul
Cooney Jr., Robert P. J.. Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement. Half-Moon Bay, CA: American Graphic Press, 2005.
Lunardini, Christine. Alice Paul: Equality for Women. United States: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
Walton, Mary. A Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot. New York:St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015.
Alice Paul: Claiming Power. United States: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Recommended for Young People
Kops, Deborah. Alice Paul and the Fight for Women’s Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment. Hoonesdale, PA: Calkins Creek, 2017.
Robbins, Dean, and Nancy Zhang. Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women’s Right to Vote. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Tesla
Jonnes, Jill. Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World. Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004.
Lomas, Robert. The Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century: Nikola Tesla, Forgotten Genius of Electricity. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013.
Munson, Richard. Tesla: Inventor of the Modern. 1st ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.
O’Neill, John. Prodigal Genius: The Biography of Nikola Tesla; His Life, Legacy and Journals. lulu.com, 2018.
Seifer, Marc. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius. Reprint, Citadel, 2016.
Tesla, Nikola. My Inventions - The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla. 1st ed., Samaira Book Publishers, 2019.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Manchester, William Raymond. A Rockefeller Family Portrait: from John D. to Nelson. New York: Little, Brown, 1959.
Martelle, Scott. Blood Passion: the Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Rees, Jonathan H. Representation and Rebellion: the Rockefeller Plan at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914-1942. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2010.
Mother Jones
Gorn, Elliot J. Mother Jones The Most Dangerous Woman in America, New York: Hill and Wang, 2001.
Savage, Lon The West Virginia Mine Wars 1920-21. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1990, 16-79,
Zinn, Howard, A People’s History of the United States. New York: Harper and Row, 1980, 322-347.
Young Adult:
Gay, Kathleen, Mother Jones (American Workers), Greensboro, NC : Morgan Reynolds
Publishing, 2006.
Josephson, Judith Pinkerton, Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights. Minneapolis:
Lerner Publishing Group, 1997.
John Deere
Collins, David R., and Steve Michaels. Pioneer Plowmaker: a Story about John Deere. Carolrhoda Books, 1990.
Dahlstrom, Jeremy. The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John and Charles Deere. Northern Illinois University Press, 2005.
Florence Sabin
Bluemel, Elinor. Florence Sabin: Colorado Woman of the Century. Boulder: University of Colorado Press, 1959.
Kronstadt, Janet. Florence Sabin, Medical Researcher. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1990.
Shirley, Gayle C. Remarkable Colorado Women. Nebraska: Morris Book Publishing, 2012.
Simmons, Stacey. Florence Sabin: Scientist and Teacher. Palmer Lake, Colorado: Filter Press, LLC, 2013.
Captain Jack
Jack, Ellen E. Colorado’s Eccentric Captain Jack. Western Reflections Publishing CO, 2010.
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Abrams, Jeanne, E., Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail, University Press, 2006.
Biery, Marsha, Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Great Lives in Colorado History, Filter Press, 2013.
Shirley, Gayle C., Remarkable Colorado Women, Morris Book Publishing, 2002.
Rosa Parks
Brinkley, Douglas. Rosa Parks – A Life. , New York: Penguin Books, 2000.
Parks, Rosa with Haskins, Jim. Rosa Parks – My Story. New York: Puffin Books Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers 1999.
Reyburn, Susan. Rosa Parks In Her Own Words;., Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Press, 2020.
Theoharis, Jeanne. The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks. Boston: Beacon Press, 2013.
William Bent
Hyde, Anne. Empires, Nations, and Families: A New History of the American West, 1800-1860. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2011.
Hyde, George E. Life of George Bent: Written from His Letters. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. 1968 reprint.
Lavender, David. Bent’s Fort. Lincoln: Bison Books, 1972.
State Historical Society of Colorado. Bent’s Old Fort. Denver: State Historical Society of Colorado, 1979.
Alice Paul
Cooney Jr., Robert P. J.. Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement. Half-Moon Bay, CA: American Graphic Press, 2005.
Lunardini, Christine. Alice Paul: Equality for Women. United States: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
Walton, Mary. A Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot. New York:St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015.
Alice Paul: Claiming Power. United States: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Recommended for Young People
Kops, Deborah. Alice Paul and the Fight for Women’s Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment. Hoonesdale, PA: Calkins Creek, 2017.
Robbins, Dean, and Nancy Zhang. Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women’s Right to Vote. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Tesla
Jonnes, Jill. Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World. Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004.
Lomas, Robert. The Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century: Nikola Tesla, Forgotten Genius of Electricity. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013.
Munson, Richard. Tesla: Inventor of the Modern. 1st ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.
O’Neill, John. Prodigal Genius: The Biography of Nikola Tesla; His Life, Legacy and Journals. lulu.com, 2018.
Seifer, Marc. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius. Reprint, Citadel, 2016.
Tesla, Nikola. My Inventions - The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla. 1st ed., Samaira Book Publishers, 2019.
