For the stories and history of Blue John Griffith, I used Pearl Baker’s book and recommend it for an entertaining look into the lives of the anti-heroes who populated the backcountry of southeastern Utah in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Baker, Pearl. The Wild Bunch at Robbers Roost. Abelard-Schuman, New York, 1971.
Additionally, I recommend the following books for the influence they have had on my life.
Abbey, Edward. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. Random House, New York, 1968.
– -. The Monkeywrench Gang. Avon Press, New York, 1975.
Bickel, Lennard. Mawson’s Will: The Greatest Survival Story Ever Written. Dorset Press, New York, 1977.
Boukreev, Anatoly, and G. Weston DeWalt. The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest. St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1997.
Dawson II, Louis W. Dawson’s Guide to Colorado’s Fourteeners, Volumes 1 and 2. Blue Cover Press, Monument, Colorado, 1994.
Kelsey, Michael R. Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau, 4th Ed. Kelsey Publishing, Provo, Utah, 1999.
Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. Villard Books, New York, 1996.
– -. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. Villard Books, New York, 1997.
Pirsig, Robert. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1974.
Roach, Gerry, and Jennifer Roach. Colorado’s Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet: From Hikes to Climbs. Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, Colorado, 2001.
Simpson, Joe. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man’s Miraculous Survival. Harper & Row, New York, 1988.
Twight, Mark F. Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber. The Mountaineers Books, Seattle, 2001.
Twight, Mark F., and James Martin. Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast, & High. The Mountaineers Books, Seattle, 1999.