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Humanities Book Group

The West: Image and Reality

Reading discussion on "The Bear River Massacre" by Darren Parry.

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Thursday, 2 Nov 2023, 7 p.m. - The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History by Parry, Darren. Scholar: Darren Parry, author. The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History By Parry, Darren 2019-11 - By Common Consent Press 9781948218191 CHECK CATALOG Even though the Bear River Massacre was a defining event in the history of the Northwest Band of the Shoshone, in Parry's retelling the massacre did not trap his people in death, but offered them rebirth. While never flinching from the realities of Latter-day Saint encroachment on Shoshone land and the racial ramifications of America's spread westward, Parry offers messages of hope. As …More

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