Project Gutenberg 2014-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 276 Forrest, James T. (James Taylor) 1921 Forrest, James Taylor Slack, Rosamund Rossi, Paul A. 1929 Old Fort Garland Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Old Fort Garland" by James T. Forrest and Rosamund Slack is a historical account likely written in the mid-20th century. The book presents a fictional soldier's journal that chronicles life at Fort Garland, Colorado, from 1860 to 1883. It combines factual history with narrative flair, providing readers with insights into military life on the frontier and the events surrounding the American West during a tumultuous period. The narrative details the experiences of an imaginary soldier, Corporal O'Connor, as he navigates life at the fort amid conflicts with Native American tribes, changes in military command, and Civil War developments. O'Connor describes the daily routines of garrison life, including the struggles of subsisting in a harsh environment, interactions with local Indigenous populations, and the evolution of the fort from its establishment to its eventual abandonment. The book paints a vivid picture of the social dynamics and hardships faced by soldiers stationed on the frontier, along with the geopolitical context of their military service, ending with a reflection on the fort's closure and the changes in the surrounding area. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fort Garland (Colo.) -- History -- Fiction F721 PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: American Literature 88705 2025-09-19T07:01:12.874116 text/html 62348 2024-10-24T12:38:28 text/html 2107784 2025-09-19T07:01:17.669143 application/epub+zip 2107721 2025-09-19T07:01:14.777103 application/epub+zip 97765 2025-09-19T07:01:13.795118 application/epub+zip 2142503 2025-09-19T07:01:19.353106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2129751 2025-09-19T07:01:16.487126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125073 2022-09-21T14:49:05.456400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62922 2025-09-19T07:01:12.400127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43158 2024-10-24T12:38:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16486 2025-09-19T07:01:19.490087 application/rdf+xml 17828 2025-09-19T07:01:13.876110 image/jpeg 3501 2025-09-19T07:01:13.834116 image/jpeg 1905507 2025-09-19T07:01:12.961145 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog