Monday, October 8, 2012

Big Rigs and Long Hitches: Freighting in the Old West - Michael Zimmer



Tuesday, 9 October 2012 at 7 p.m. in the library's basement.

In Big Rigs and Long Hitches: Freighting in the Old West, Western Author Michael Zimmer will discuss his research for the novel The Long Hitch, a Western/Mystery set in Corinne, Utah, and along the Utah to Montana Road in the 1870s. Zimmer will share stories and period art on the hazards and humor to be found along the Western trails, from cantankerous mules and rowdy oxen, to prairie fires and Indian raids. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 9th 2012 at 7 p.m.  A book signing will follow.

Michael Zimmer is the author of ten published novels. His latest is Beneath A Hunter's Moon, a story of the metis buffalo hunters of the Red River Valley. Read more about Zimmer and his work at: www.michael-zimmer.com.

This event is part of the Brigham City Book Festival in partnership with the Utah Humanities Book Festival, a program of the Utah Center for the Book, a Library of Congress affiliate.  The Brigham City Library is located at 26 E. Forest Street.  For more information about this program or other festival programs in Brigham City please call Elizabeth at 435-723-5850.




Johnny Montana: A Western Story
Johnny Montana: A Western Story
By Zimmer, Michael
2010-05 - Five Star (ME)
9781594148316 CHECK CATALOG

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Wild Side of the River: A Western Story
Wild Side of the River: A Western Story
By Zimmer, Michael
2011-02 - Five Star (ME)
9781594149467 CHECK CATALOG

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The Long Hitch: A Western Story
The Long Hitch: A Western Story
By Zimmer, Michael
2011-07 - Five Star (ME)
9781432825249 CHECK CATALOG

Buck McCready is eager to investigate the murder of Mase Campbell, the man who rescued and raised Buck from boyhood, but Jock Kavanaugh, owner of the freight line where Mase had built up a credible reputation as a skilled wagon master, needs Buck to replace Mase in a freight wagon race from Corrine, Utah Territory, to Virginia City, and Buck take the job hoping to find the murderer among the competition. …More


City of Rocks: A Western Story
City of Rocks: A Western Story
By Zimmer, Michael
2012-03 - Five Star (ME)
9781432825577 CHECK CATALOG

The story of Joseph Roper, a member of the McCandles gang during the late 1800s. …More


Sundown
Sundown
By Zimmer, Michael
2012-05 - Center Point Large Print
9781611733907 CHECK CATALOG

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