Cody, Wyoming (PRWEB) September 08, 2016 -- On Tuesday, September 20, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West presents award-winning author Peter Cozzens as he introduces his latest book, "The Earth is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West." The author/editor of some 16 critically acclaimed books on the American Civil War and the American West, shares his book at 5:30 p.m. in the Center’s Coe Auditorium; the talk is free to the public.
A Penguin Random House volume, "The Earth is Weeping" is published by Alfred A. Knopf and is set for its official release on October 25, 2016, when it will be available for purchase at the Center's Museum Store. The book has already been picked as a main selection of the History Book Club, and a Featured Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild, the Library of Science, and the One Spirit Book Club (October 2016).
With the Civil War behind them, pioneers headed West once again. When they infringed on traditional Indian tribal lands, they triggered wide-ranging conflict that lasted more than three decades. As the action moves from state to state, a veritable pageant of fascinating characters happens on the scene including Custer, Sherman, Grant, and a host of other military and political figures, as well as great native leaders such as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and Red Cloud. “For the first time, 'The Earth is Weeping' brings them all together in the fullest account to date of how the West was won—and lost,” the publisher says.
All of Cozzens’s books have been selections of the Book of the Month Club, History Book Club, and/or the Military Book Club. Civil War Magazine chose a pair of the author’s books as two of the 100 greatest works ever written on the conflict. At the same time, he writes for America’s Civil War, Civil War Times Illustrated, MHQ (Military History Quarterly), and Smithsonian, among other publications, and was a frequent contributor to the New York Times ”Disunion” series.
“The uninterrupted succession of armed conflicts between the U.S. army and Indians on the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains from the 1860s to 1890, with fatalities mounting into the thousands, was truly America’s longest and most tragic war,” James McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, observes. “In sobering detail, Peter Cozzens has chronicled this dark chapter in our history.”
For more information, contact Curator Jeremy Johnston at 307-578-4032. Stay apprised of all the Center’s events and activities at centerofthewest.org/calendar.
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Since 1917, the award-winning Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, has devoted itself to sharing the story of the authentic American West. The Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is now in its summer schedule, open daily 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Starting September 16, the Center’s fall schedule begins, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. For additional information, visit the Center's website or its pages on Facebook and Google+.
Marguerite House, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, http://centerofthewest.org, +1 (307) 578-4137, [email protected]
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