Here is the Zoom link, and I'll see you all next Thursday! Evelyn Gathu is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: U.P. Notable Books Book Club meeting - number 10, "Chief Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man," with Tyler Tichelaar Time: Oct 14, 2021 06:00 Central Time/07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83432839752?pwd=dDJaWWFaRWRiVU90a0t5MFFYVzZaQT09 Meeting ID: 834 3283 9752 Passcode: Kawb21 Dial by phone if computer audio not working: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 834 3283 9752 Passcode if dialing by phone: 552033 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kknpMEK3u
UP Notable Book Club:
the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with
the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has
scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book
List. The 10th event is with seventh-generation Marquette
resident Tyler R. Tichelaar who will present
his award-winning original history book Kawbawgam: The
Chief, The Legend, The Man. Tyler's meticulous research
of original sources exposes decades of embellishment and
questionable reporting. The events are open to all U.P.
residents free of charge. Read my review of Tyler's book at The U.P. Book Review.
When: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 at
7pm Eastern / 6pm Central
Tyler R. Tichelaar has
a PhD in Literature from Western Michigan University and
Bachelor's and Master’s Degrees in English from Northern
Michigan University. He is the owner of Marquette Fiction, his
own publishing company, and of Superior Book Productions, a
professional editing, proofreading, and book layout company. He
is also the former president (2008-2019) of the Upper Peninsula
Publishers and Authors Association.
Tyler began writing his first novel at age sixteen in 1987. In
2006, he published his first novel, Iron Pioneers: The
Marquette Trilogy, Book One. More than twenty books have
followed. In 2009, Tyler won first place in the historical
fiction category in the Reader Views Literary Awards for his
novel Narrow Lives. He has since sponsored that
contest, offering the Tyler R. Tichelaar Award for Historical
Fiction. In 2011, Tyler was awarded the Marquette County
Outstanding Writer Award, and the same year, he received the
Barb Kelly Award for Historical Preservation for his efforts to
promote Marquette's history.
While Tyler also writes on such diverse topics as
nineteenth-century Gothic fiction and Arthurian historical
fantasy, he remains engrossed in writing about Marquette and
Upper Michigan as microcosms for the greater American story. He
has many more books in the works. Visit Tyler at www.MarquetteFiction.com.
After temporarily migrating to Canada with other Ojibwa in disagreement with the American government, he returned to the Sault where he was recruited to help found the town of Marquette Kawbawgam would preside over an Ojibwa and metis community that ensured the white community’s survival during Marquette’s early years, only to be pushed to the community’s margins as the city grew and prospered. Yet the admiration and affection he won from whites as well as the Ojibwa ensured peace and a legacy that lives on today. Kawbawgam is a story of cross-cultural friendships, survival amid upheaval, and the importance of community and heritage.
More information about the U.P. Notable Book list, U.P. Book Review, and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com
-- Regards, Victor R. Volkman, President L H Press Inc. www.LHPress.com