Friday, September 20, 2024
Presentation on Nate Champion
The Johnson County Historical Society and the Johnson County Library will host a presentation by author Mark Warren about Nate Champion, the legendary figure from the Johnson County War.
Warren recently published a duology on Nate Champion under the titles Nate, the Texas Story and Nate, the Wyoming Story.
Warren is embarking on a Wyoming tour for his lecture and slide presentation presentation, “Nate Champion and the Johnson County War.”
Warren’s years of research reveal why Western scholars consider Nate Champion to be one of the unsung heroes of American history.
As a young Texan cowhand, Champion travels to Wyoming to stake his claim as an independent rancher. Champion finds himself thrown into the crucible of the Johnson County War.
This program reveals one of America’s most egregious acts of insurrection and how one man unknowingly prevented the crime of the century and became a martyr to the common laborer. Join us to find out about how the government’s free-range policy inspired chaos and lawlessness among ranchers all over the West.
Mark Warren is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Georgia. He has researched the American West for more than 60 years. He lectures on Native American history and survival skills, and Western Frontier history presenting at museums and cultural centers around the country. He is a member of the Wild West History Association, the Historical Novel Society, and Western Writers of America. His Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey trilogy was honored by WWA’s Spur Awards, The Historical Novel Society, and the Will Rogers Medallion Awards. In 2022, Warren was a Georgia Author of the Year recipient for his book Song of the Horseman. Indigo Heaven and The Westering Trail Travesties are both Will Rogers Medallion Award winners. Warren’s latest works, A Last Serenade for Billy Bonney and a duology on Nate Champion, Nate, the Texas Story, and Nate, the Wyoming Story are available for purchase everywhere books are sold.
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 20
Where: Twing Room at Johnson County Library, 171 N. Adams Ave., Buffalo WY 82834
