author
James T. (James Taylor) Forrest
b. 1921
Best known for writing about the American West, this mid-20th-century author blended careful research with a lively storytelling touch. His work ranges from frontier history to Western art, suggesting a deep interest in how the region was lived and remembered.
1 Audiobook
Old Fort Garland
by James T. (James Taylor) Forrest, Rosamund Slack
About the author
James T. Forrest, listed in library and bookseller records as James T. (James Taylor) Forrest, 1921-, wrote about Western history and art. Confirmed works include Old Fort Garland, created with Rosamund Slack, and Bill Gollings, the Man and His Art.
Old Fort Garland presents the history of Fort Garland, Colorado, through an imagined soldier's journal built on researched historical facts. That mix of documented background and readable narrative helps explain Forrest's appeal: he seems to have aimed for history that felt vivid and accessible rather than dry.
His later book on artist Bill Gollings shows the same Western focus from a different angle, turning to biography and art history. Reliable biographical details beyond his name form and birth year were not readily confirmed in the sources I found, so this overview stays close to the work that can be verified.