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The Celebration of Womens History Month Extended with New Play

Story of the American West, a timely account of history in western Arizona, spawns a new play celebrating three powerful Softcover 448 Pages 8.2" x 5.3" women in Arizonas ISBN #9780615414768 $26.95 history.
Story of the America West, by Carol Sletten, has spawned a popular play that is being performed to celebrate Arizonas Centennial and women in Western history. The play, Three Strong Western Women is based on the exceptional lives of Emma Lee, Minnie Guenther and Lozen.

Emma was the 17th wife of John D. Lee, who was executed for his role in the massacre of settlers in a wagon train at Mountain Meadow in Utah. She did many heroic things during her turbulent life, including saving lives in a tragically ill-timed handcart caravan, and running the famous Lees Ferry.

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Minnie was the wife of a Lutheran missionary who lived on the Fort Apache Reservation for 61 years. She played a crucial role in helping members of the tribe survive horrific epidemics.

Minnie Guenther 1

Lozen, a powerful shaman, healer and warrior, rode with Geronimo. She served as an important advisor to her brother, the Apache Chief Victorio. She was known for helping her people evade the enemy and her exceptional skill and bravery in battle.

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The characters are taken from Story of the American West, a book that traces the fascinating history of a region in the West from the formation of mountains to the eve of World War II. The book weaves together the quintessential elements of the mythic West -- Indian wars, outlaw shootouts, cattle-sheep conflicts, lynchings, Native American culture and polygamy. Historical narrative and poignant details combine to tell true stories from the perspective of all the groups who lived in the White Mountains of east-central Arizona. Carol Sletten was inspired to write Three Strong Western Women from the point of view of characters in her book, Story of the American West, because she wanted people to get to know these women in a personal way. All three of the women were healers and had strong but very different religious views from each other. Their stories are fascinating because each one of them helped others survive dangerous times during turbulent turning points in the history of the West. Two performances of the play have been sold out in Phoenix. Other performances are being

Find out the full account of these amazing women in Story of the American West and catch the next performance of the play in PinetopLakeside, Arizona on July 28. Email carolsletten@cableone.net for ticketing information.
planned for Tucson and east-central Arizona.

Upcoming Events April 2012

Friday, April 13, 7:00 pm, Poetry Night Readings Story of the American West authors Carol Sletten and Eric Kramer, will be reading from their work during Poetry Night at Northland Pioneer College. Eric Kramer will be doing a piece from Story of the American West called "Words of the Old West" and Carol Sletten will be reading a piece from her new play called "Words of a Warrior Women." (Northland Pioneer College - 2251 E. Navajo Blvd. Holbrook , AZ 86025-0610 (928) 524-7600). Monday, April 16, 6:30 pm, Life as a Sandwich Book Club Join Eric Peterson at the Imperial Beach Library for the April Book Club Meeting. Public welcome. Learn about his hit novel, Life as a Sandwich. (810 Imperial Beach Blvd. Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424-6981).

Tuesday-Friday, April 17-20, Gamadin Book Signing The author of the Gamadin sci-fi series, Tom Kirkbride, will be signing copies of his books at the Texas Library Association's annual conference in Houston, TX. (Location TBA. Check the author's website for updates). Saturday, April 21, 1:00 pm - Palenske Presentation Author Garner Palenske is giving a presentation on his book Wyatt Earp in San Diego at the Julian Library. (1850 Highway 78, Julian, CA 92036 (760) 765-0370). Wednesday, April 25, 6:00pm, Bette Blaydes Pegas will be showing slides from the Galapagos and reading from her book Chasing a Dream in the Galapagos at the College-Rolando Branch Library. (6600 Montezuma Road, San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 533-3902).

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