Drop into the library for an evening of storytelling and community, and enjoy a reading of Smoke Elser and Eva-Marie Maggi’s new book, “Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.”
As part of the Missoula Public Library’s Earth Day program series, the Missoula Public Library is hosting Smoke Elser for this engaging storytelling event. Elser is a well-known packer, author, teacher, distinguished alumni of University of Montana, and outfitter who helped protect wild lands for six decades. Join Elser and Missoula writer and University of Montana instructor Eva-Maria Maggi, Ph.D., for a reading from their new book Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This inspirational memoir chronicles Arnold “Smoke” Elser’s six-decade quest to protect wild lands by bringing thousands of people deep into the mountains of Montana on horseback. Elser will round out the event with storytelling from his varied and impressive life and career.
