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Humanities Book Group

The West: Image and Reality
2023-11-02 19:00:00 2023-11-02 20:00:00 America/Denver Humanities Book Group Reading discussion on "The Bear River Massacre" by Darren Parry. Brigham City Library - Rooms 1&2 (Combined), Room 3

Thursday, November 02
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-11-02 19:00:00 2023-11-02 20:00:00 America/Denver Humanities Book Group Reading discussion on "The Bear River Massacre" by Darren Parry. Brigham City Library - Rooms 1&2 (Combined), Room 3

Brigham City Library

Rooms 1&2 (Combined), Room 3

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

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  • This program has received funding from Utah Humanities.  Utah Humanities enriches our cultural, intellectual, and civic life by providing opportunities for all Utahns to explore life's most engaging questions and the wonders of the human experience.
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The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History

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

Event brought to you by Brigham City Public Library and Utah Humanities

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History | Book Group |

TAGS: | Humanities |

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