Books are the Christmas gift that keeps on giving. Here’s a list of books about the West, most written by Colorado authors. Weld County by John Fielder (John Fielder Publishing) “Weld County,” by John Fielder and Peggy Ford Waldo (John Fielder Publishing) John Fielder is best known for his mountain photographs. In “Weld County” he turns to the plains, and shows there is beauty in great vistas and dryland vegetation.