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.

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Utah Author to Speak About the Old West and His Writing Tonight at the Library

20 March 2012 at 7:00 p.m.


Writing the West: Pitfalls in Research presented by Michael Zimmer

In “Writing the West: Pitfalls in Research”, Western novelist Michael Zimmer will discuss some of the tricks he's learned over the years on researching the American West for fiction and non-fiction. He'll cover topics as diverse as starting a fire with flint and steel, details on handling a 20-mule freight outfit, and common misconception about Old West firearms – all with an emphasis on avoiding the familiar stereotypes learned from Hollywood.

Michael Zimmer has been a selling author since 1978, with both fiction, non-fiction, and photo features published in magazines as diverse as Easyriders and Muzzleloading. He has had eight novels published to date. His latest, The Long Hitch, was released from Five Star Westerns in 2011. Two other Five Star novels, City of Rocks and Beneath A Hunter's Moon, are scheduled for 2012. You can read more about Zimmer and his work at: www.michael-zimmer.com.


Book signing to follow.

Michael will have copies of four of his titles available for anyone who would like to purchase a copy.

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

Author and Researcher of the Old West, Michael Zimmer, to Speak at the Library

20 March 2012 at 7:00 p.m.


Writing the West: Pitfalls in Research presented by Michael Zimmer

In “Writing the West: Pitfalls in Research”, Western novelist Michael Zimmer will discuss some of the tricks he's learned over the years on researching the American West for fiction and non-fiction. He'll cover topics as diverse as starting a fire with flint and steel, details on handling a 20-mule freight outfit, and common misconception about Old West firearms – all with an emphasis on avoiding the familiar stereotypes learned from Hollywood.

Michael Zimmer has been a selling author since 1978, with both fiction, non-fiction, and photo features published in magazines as diverse as Easyriders and Muzzleloading. He has had eight novels published to date. His latest, The Long Hitch, was released from Five Star Westerns in 2011. Two other Five Star novels, City of Rocks and Beneath A Hunter's Moon, are scheduled for 2012. You can read more about Zimmer and his work at: www.michael-zimmer.com.


Book signing to follow.

Michael will have copies of four of his titles available for anyone who would like to purchase a copy. 

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