Alan Cheuse

NPR'S ALAN CHEUSE: TO CATCH THE LIGHTNING 7pm
NPR commentator and book critic Alan Cheuse (The Bohemians, The Fires)
discusses To Catch The Lightning: A Novel of American Dreaming, based on the life of Edward Curtis, the photographer who, beginning in 1904,
dedicated his life to creating a pictorial ... (more)record of Native American tribes. Narrated by Curtis's assistant, William Myers, the novel also tells the story of Jimmy Fly-wing, a Plains Indian who leaves his tribe to learn the ways of the white man and aids Curtis in his quest.

To Catch the Lightning: A Novel of American Dreaming tells the story of Edward Sheriff Curtis, a man who would one day become a legend. Beginning in the late 1890s, Curtis undertook a task of epic proportions: attempting to document and photograph the swiftly fading culture of the American Indian. To ... (more)Catch the Lightning is beautifully written and thoroughly researched by Alan Cheuse, NPR’s main book critic. This event is perfect for anyone interested in the story and history of the forgotten American Indian.

12:30 'til 2 p.m., Lunch & Learn.
ALAN CHEUSE, longtime NPR contributor, signs To Catch the Lightning: A Novel of American Dreaming, based on the story of Edward Curtis, who in the early 20th century dedicated his life to creating a photographic record of Native American tribes.