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Writers on the Plains hosts
author Steven Rinella in Fort Collins
Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 7-9 p.m.
Hilton Fort Collins, Green and Gold Room, 425 W Prospect Road
Free and open to the public.
Join us on April 15 for an evening with author Steven Rinella as he talks about and reads from his newest book American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon. Part of the Writers on the Plains 2009 program, Rinella blends tales of the hunt with historical facts about America’s most defining animal and in doing so also tells the story of our country.
Rinella will take us on a journey through this once-in-a-lifetime adventure on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Green and Gold Room of the Hilton Fort Collins (425 W. Prospect Road) 7-9 p.m. His book is as much about who we are as Americans as it is about the actual animal. It’s an adventure story of enormous environmental importance narrated by a writer of immense knowledge and charm.
The presentation will also include photos from the book. Following his talk there will be time for questions and answers, and a book signing.
This event is free and open to the campus community and public. No registration or tickets are required.
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About Writers on the Plains
Writers on the Plains is a visiting writers program celebrating the land and literature of the West. The program is hosted by Colorado State University Libraries and sponsored by the Lilla B. Morgan Memorial Fund, Friends of Colorado State University Libraries, Hilton Fort Collins, and KUNC Radio.
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About Steven Rinella
Steven Rinella is the author of American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon and The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine. He's a correspondent for Outside magazine, where he's been a frequent contributor since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications as well, including the New York Times, the New Yorker, Mens Journal, Field and Stream, Bowhunter, and Flyfisherman. A native of Twin Lake, Michigan, he currently splits his time between New York City and Alaska.
“Steven Rinella’s American Buffalo is a boldly original and ultimately refreshing book. It is also fearsome and occasionally frightening, and one wonders if the author is quite mad. There are insights into nature and American history here that will be
totally unfamiliar to the reader.”
—Jim Harrison, author of Returning to Earth and Legends of the Fall
“This is a big-game hunting story like no other: Steven Rinella is in search of an animal, quite literally. But also historically, existentially, and maybe even spiritually. Follow him on this curious armed quest— and, like him, you will quickly find yourself immersed in the fate of our mightiest and most talismanic beast.”
—Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder
“Steven Rinella goes places and does things the rest of us don’t, and that is something to be grateful for, because American Buffalo is like no other book you've ever read. It’s a gripping adventure story, a funny and moving memoir, and a flat-out fascinating biography of one of the most cherished and elusive figures in our national mythology. This book will make you see America with fresh eyes.”
—Benjamin Wallace, author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar.
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Read "A Conversation with Steven Rinella"
More about American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon