Hays Public Library
The Hays Public Library is hosting a special book talk with Kansas author George Frazier, as he discusses his latest release, Riverine Dreams: Away to the Glorious and Forgotten Grassland Rivers of America, published by the University of Chicago Press.
The event is set for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, in the HPL Kansas Room.
Prepare for tales of strange riverine forests left over from the ice age, leviathan fish migrations, modern grizzlies roaming the plains, endangered plants as rare as mastodon ivory, an audacious plan to return 10,000 bison to a Great Plains biosphere reserve, and of course, river otter mayhem.
If you thought you knew about the wild lands of Kansas and the surrounding states, get ready for some surprises. Grassland rivers are the most unheralded gems of the entire American backcountry, and Frazier will tell us about the “Grassland River revival” he discovered while exploring eight of the wildest stretches of rivers that remain.
The Hays Public Library is coordinating with Russell Specialty Books and Gifts for this event.
You can find out more about this and other library programs at hayslibrary.org or by calling 785-625-9014.