Thursday, February 12, 2009, 7 p.m.
Brigham City Library – The Bear River Massacre
To conclude the traveling exhibition, “Lewis and Clark in Indian Country, Rod Miller, author of Massacre at Bear River, First, Worst, Forgotten will discuss his book that deals with the January 29, 1863 Bear River Massacre, which claimed 250 Shoshoni lives. Rod Miller provides a compelling narrative account of the Bear River Massacre and the events leading up to the bloody clash on a frozen riverbank in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Miller also explains why the massacre has remained in the historical shadows for 145 years and details the fight by Shoshonis and a few dedicated researchers to move the event to its rightful place in Western history.
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