Exhibit Opening - "Wilderness"

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Read each of the selected works and join the author for a special presentation on the readings. This is a wonderful opportunity to talk directly with the story tellers. Purchase the book ahead of time in our Museum Store and come prepared with for discussion. See the covers of the books at the right of this page.

  • January 25: "Free Boy: A True Story of Slave and Master" by Lorraine McConaghy*, Civil War historian and curator of the Civil War Pathways in the Northwest exhibit at the History Museum
  • February 22: "Breaking Chains. Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory" by Gregory Nokes, author and retired Associated Press reporter
  • March 15: "Wilderness" by Lance Weller, Washington native and award-winning author

All books for the Civil War Book Club will be available for purchase in the Museum Store.