Author Talk: Surviving the Platte River Raids

Name: Author Talk: Surviving the Platte River Raids
Start: 2024-05-23T16:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-05-23T17:00:00-07:00
Location: Woods Memorial Library

Schedule

Thu May 23 2024 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Woods Memorial Library | Tucson, AZ

Award-winning author & historian, Janelle Molony will be presenting on the Platte River Raids of 1864, as was experienced by the 370+ families who were in the “Black Hills of Idaho Territory” during the 3-day events of July 1864. Between the military outposts of Fort Laramie and Deer Creek garrison, hundreds of Northern Plains Indians descended upon the Oregon and Overland Trails (attacking on both the North and South side of the Platte River) to settle a score. Unfortunately, the emigrants passing through were unaware that they had to pay the price for someone else’s misdeeds.
Historical presentation followed by Q & A and book signing.
***This is a PG13 Event, please use discretion.***
Bio:
Janelle Molony is an award-winning author and journalist, a member of the Western Writers of America and Oregon-California Trails Association. Her latest, Emigrant Tales of the Platte River Raids was Amazon's 2023 #1 Hot New Release for biographies on the American Civil War. She hosts the Wyoming Historical Society’s YouTube series, "Women of Wyoming: Then & Now."