R. Reed Johnson
1 book in the catalogue, published 2005.
R. Reed Johnson is the author of A Thread of Gold, a novel of brothers and a lost Colorado mine, published by Western Reflections in 2005. It is the only book we have on record for him.
About R. Reed Johnson
We know Johnson through the book. Our catalogue lists A Thread of Gold, a work of historical fiction set in the Tarryall Mountains of Colorado, and an Open Library author record exists for him, but it carries no birth or death dates. We could not find a reliable biography online, so we are not going to write one for him.
What the books share
The one book we have from Johnson is about searching. Three sets of brothers go after the same fabulously rich mine in the Tarryall Mountains, and the plot links gold with murder. The catalogue subjects point the same way: gold mines and mining, gold miners and brothers, all filed as fiction set in Colorado. That is a small sample, so we won't claim a wider theme for his writing beyond what this one novel shows.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Looking for more fiction set in gold country
Our library lists books by region and subject, so you can compare Johnson's novel with other Colorado stories. Start from the library's mining subject pages and see which settings repeat.
Writing to the archive with a question
If you have a family story about the Tarryall country, contact the Park County archive through the page above and ask what they hold before you travel.
Go deeper
Johnson's one book on record is set among the Tarryall Mountains. If that country interests you, these groups care for its documented past.
Colorado Encyclopedia, Colorado Gold Rush
An overview of the 1858 and 1859 rush that created towns across Colorado and changed the state's politics and environment.
Park County Local History Archives
The page on the South Park heritage area's site describes the volunteer started archive in Fairplay that keeps Park County records.
Tarryall-Cline Ranch Restoration Project
The heritage area outlines its plans for a historic ranch site in Jefferson, Colorado, and includes history videos.
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