Sherwood B. Stockwell
1 book in the catalogue.
Sherwood B. Stockwell is the author of Sherwood, a book about Rupe Sherwood, owner of Prunes, Fairplay, Colorado's famous burro. It is the one Sherwood B. Stockwell book in the Western Reflections catalogue, and it runs 256 pages according to our record.
About Sherwood B. Stockwell
We know Sherwood B. Stockwell through the book. We found no biography from a source we can cite, and the catalogue record carries none, so this page does not offer one. The book is the place to meet the author. The record lists no other books and no dates for him.
What the books share
Sherwood is about one man and one mining town. The catalogue description says Rupe Sherwood was well known to everyone in Fairplay in his lifetime but is virtually unknown today. The book sets out to show more of him than the usual portrait of a poor prospector. Prunes the burro and his monument on Fairplay's main street, according to South Park Heritage, are part of the same story, and the book looks at the man who stood beside them.
Next steps for readers of this author
Starting with the town
Because we have no biography for the author, begin with Fairplay's own history. The Colorado Encyclopedia and the museum website are better places to learn what the town was like.
Finding local records
Readers who want to trace a person from Fairplay's past can ask the county library or the museum about newspapers and photographs before searching further afield.
Go deeper
We know Stockwell through one book, about a Fairplay man and his burro, so the useful next step is the place itself: Fairplay and South Park in central Colorado.
Park County in the Colorado Encyclopedia
Describes Park County as the home of South Park, a high basin holding the headwaters of the South Platte River.
South Park City Museum
A museum of restored historic buildings and artifacts whose foundation's mission covers Park County and the Mountain West.
South Park Heritage Area Online Series
The heritage area's site points to a video series and a magazine on the history of the South Park basin.
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