A range of titles are available on the social history of this area, including Memories of Dunoon and Cowal

The American Years : Dunoon and the US Navy - gathers stories and memories from the thirty year period where a major US naval base was in local residence.

Other titles look at the more distant history of the area. Cowal - A Historical Guide covers the architectural heritage of the area. Ardnadam Glen focuses on the rich history of this specific corner of the peninsula.

Coming more up to date, Colintraive and Glendaruel, provides a pictorial record of these rural communities at the time of the Millennium.

Looking beyond Cowal, Argyll provides a comprehensive history of the wider county.