author

James T. (James Taylor) Forrest

b. 1921

Drawn to the history of Colorado’s frontier, this writer is best known for Old Fort Garland, a narrative built around life at the military post from 1860 to 1883. Reliable biographical details are scarce, which gives the work an added air of mystery.

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Old Fort Garland

Old Fort Garland

by James T. (James Taylor) Forrest, Rosamund Slack

About the author

James T. Forrest, also listed as James Taylor Forrest, is credited as the author of Old Fort Garland. Book listings describe the work as a historical account framed as a soldier’s journal about Fort Garland, Colorado, covering the years 1860 to 1883.

A page at American Heritage also identifies James Taylor Forrest as an author there, but it offers little personal background. Because easily verifiable information about his life has been hard to find, details beyond his name, birth year, and connection to Old Fort Garland should be treated cautiously.

For readers, that means the main point of interest is the book itself: a Colorado-centered look at frontier and military life, presented in a vivid, story-like form.