Wednesday, February 22
A live streamed presentation with author Molly Gloss
12pm Watch Party and Conversation at Fishtrap
Or join us online at fishtrap.org
The Jump-Off Creek author Molly Gloss looks deeply into our idea of the American cowboy and how that came to be. Streaming online at fishtrap.org or on Fishtrap’s YouTube Channel.
Myths are not lies, of course, they are the heroic stories we tell ourselves to try to uderstand who we are, what we care about, how to conduct ourselves. They are larger than life. Legends about heroes and heroic battles. Our perception of ourselves as Americans, and the perception others around the world have of us, has been shaped in large part by the myths of the cowboy West, and in this talk, Molly will explore the link between western literature, and the events and issues we face in our lives today; and the legacy of the heroic cowboy of western novels, those men who often chose footloose independence (as well as loneliness and isolation) over the obligations (and the embrace) of family and community.
Image courtesy of National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.