ROBERT IRVING WOODWARD. St. John's Church in the Wilderness: A History of St. John's Cathedral in Denver, Colorado, 1860-2000. Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada: Prairie Publishers, 2001. Pp. x + 244, illustrations, glossary, appendices, indices. $25.00.
There are not too many congregational histories that could be classified as "Coffee-Table" books. But this is certainly one. Its design is rich with pictures and identification of the persons and buildings in them. And the written text has been comprehensively researched by the editor and his aides. Both a reader or a browser is guided through the history of St. John's Church in the Wilderness, into its life as St. John's Cathedral and …