Here's info about a late addition to the Wyoming Book Festival schedule:
Make plans to join us at the Wyoming Book Festival from 6-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at the Cheyenne Depot Museum, 121 W. 15th St., for a special, high-profile panel discussion: "The West in Fact and Fiction."
If our stories shape us, then is the West better served by fact of fiction? Does our cowboy image celebrated on our new state quarter reflect Wyoming's reality? Do we live up to our heritage as "The Equality State?" A lively discussion that brings together high-profile panelists to discuss the stories - real and fanciful - about the West.
Panelists are:
Pete Simpson -- former State Legislator and long-time University of Wyoming instructor, hes a fourth-generation Wyomingite and part of one of the states most prominent political families.
William Bradford Ross III -- grandson of Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first female governor in the United States and the first woman appointed to head the U.S. Mint.
Sam Western -- his controversial 2002 book, "Pushed Off the Mountain, Sold Down the River: Wyoming's Search for Its Soul," has sparked numerous debates.
Martin Murie -- western novelist and long-time natural sciences professor, he grew up in Jackson Hole and is the son of famed conservationists Olaus and Mardy Murie.
Kathleen O'Neal Gear -- historian, archaeologist, and co-author with her husband, W. Michael Gear, of the bestselling North America's Forgotten Past Series.
Candy Moulton -- author or co-author of 11 history books including "Steamboat: Legendary Bucking Horse."
The discussion is moderated by UW history professor Phil Roberts, who is also a co-author of the Wyoming Almanac.
Read more about all our panelists at http://www.wyomingbookfestival.org/authors.html.
"The West in Fact and Fiction" is part of our "Wyoming Talks -- About Books" series of programs at the festival sponsored by the Wyoming Humanities Council.
