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Event by Salmon Public Library
Location: Salmon Public Library
Duration: 1 hr
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The Book:
The Night Watchman is a novel by Louise Erdrich first published on March 3, 2020, by HarperCollins. [1] The novel is set in the 1950s. This is Erdrich’s sixth standalone novel following Future Home of the Living God. The novel was inspired by the life of Erdrich’s grandfather who motivated and inspired other members of the Turtle Mountain Reservation to resist the Indian termination policies of the 1940s-1960s. [2] The Night Watchman is the first novel that Erdrich has written that is set on the Turtle Mountain Reservation.
The Night Watchman is a novel by Louise Erdrich first published on March 3, 2020, by HarperCollins. [1] The novel is set in the 1950s. This is Erdrich’s sixth standalone novel following Future Home of the Living God. The novel was inspired by the life of Erdrich’s grandfather who motivated and inspired other members of the Turtle Mountain Reservation to resist the Indian termination policies of the 1940s-1960s. [2] The Night Watchman is the first novel that Erdrich has written that is set on the Turtle Mountain Reservation.
The Presenter:
Suzy Avey grew up in Montana and graduated from the University of Jamestown with degrees in History and Political Science with a minor in English. She has a master’s in history from Montana State University. Her area of focus was the American West. She has worked for the National Park Service in Yellowstone National Park and for Nez Perce National Historical Park at Bear Paw Battlefield and Big Hole National Battlefield. She has been the Executive Director of the Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural, and Educational Center since December 2019.
Suzy Avey grew up in Montana and graduated from the University of Jamestown with degrees in History and Political Science with a minor in English. She has a master’s in history from Montana State University. Her area of focus was the American West. She has worked for the National Park Service in Yellowstone National Park and for Nez Perce National Historical Park at Bear Paw Battlefield and Big Hole National Battlefield. She has been the Executive Director of the Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural, and Educational Center since December 2019.