Mary Stigall
1 book in the catalogue, published 2002.
Mary Stigall wrote Up Here, a book set in Lake City, Colorado, that speaks for small mountain towns across the Rockies. It is the one Mary Stigall book in the Western Reflections catalogue, and it is listed under American authors, biography and country life.
About Mary Stigall
We know Mary Stigall through the book. Searches turned up no published biography of her that we can cite, so we will not write one. What we can say comes from the catalogue: Up Here is set in Lake City, a town in the San Juan Mountains. Her only book in our catalogue is dated 2002.
What the books share
Up Here is about life in a remote Colorado town when time slows down. The seasons matter, nature is close, and the big city is far away. The catalogue places the book under country life, which fits a title about living high in the Rockies. The book is a single portrait, so the themes are the ones in its description: the passing of the seasons, the nearness of nature, and a pace of life that leaves room for what matters.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Getting to know the town behind the book
Read the 150 year timeline before opening Up Here, so you meet the town's mining past first. Then notice how the book, which describes life as the seasons turn, differs from that formal history.
Looking for more about the author
We found no biography to cite. A reader who knows her could write to the Hinsdale County Historical Society through its website and ask whether local records mention her.
Pairing a quiet read with a quiet trip
Check the county site for seasonal conditions, choose a time of year that suits you, and take the book along for evenings.
Go deeper
Mary Stigall's one book is set in Lake City, and little is published about her. The town itself is well documented, and these sources give a reader a sense of the place she wrote about.
Celebrating 150 Years of Hinsdale County
Lake City's tourism site offers a timeline of the county's history, from early mining to the founding of the town, and describes the museum's buildings and tours.
Hinsdale County, Colorado
The county's official site says Hinsdale is the most remote area of the lower 48 states, and almost all of it is public land.
Lake City Historic District profile
A preservation council profile explains that downtown holds over 75 buildings from the late 1800s, and that a silver boom built the town.
Good to know
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