Lucinda Stein
1 book in the catalogue, published 2005.
Lucinda Stein is the author of Maggie's Way, a historical novel published in 2005 and the one Lucinda Stein book in the Western Reflections catalogue. The novel follows an Irish immigrant's daughter who heads for the San Juan Mountains and takes work as a mule skinner in the mining town of Ouray.
About Lucinda Stein
We know Lucinda Stein through the book. We could not find a biography of her from a source we can cite, so this page does not offer one. A commercial fiction database lists her as the author of Maggie's Way, an April 2005 historical novel.
What the books share
Maggie's Way is about a woman who wants to live on her own terms in the Colorado of the mining era. Its subjects in our catalogue are fiction, frontier and pioneer life, and women pioneers. The setting is Ouray in the San Juan Mountains, and the plot turns on immigrant family life, restaurant work and the dangerous job of the mule skinner.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Reading a mining town novel before you go
If you plan a trip to Ouray, read the novel first, then spend a morning at the county museum to see the real hospital, mining and railroad rooms. A made-up story feels different once you have stood in the town it borrows.
Pairing fiction with local history
Readers who enjoy Western fiction often want the real setting beside the plot. Start with the Colorado Encyclopedia article on the San Juans, then browse our library for nonfiction on the same mountains and compare what each kind of book gives you.
Go deeper
Maggie's Way is set in Ouray in the San Juan Mountains, so the town's own museum, its visitor guide and a general reference on the range are natural places to ground a reading.
Ouray County Historical Society and Museum
The museum occupies the former St. Joseph's Miners' Hospital, built in 1886 and 1887. According to its website, its exhibits cover the mining, ranching and railroading history of Ouray County.
Visit Ouray
The town's official visitor site, with trip planning for Ouray, which it places at 7,800 feet and ringed by peaks of 12,000 to 13,000 feet.
San Juan Mountains, Colorado Encyclopedia
A reference article on the range around Ouray, with photographs of its peaks, mines and passes.
Good to know
How many Lucinda Stein books does Western Reflections list?
Is Maggie's Way based on a true story?
Writers like this one are how the list was built
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