Kent Nerburn

If you live in New York City, or you get up early on Sunday mornings, here are several chances to hear me talk about Chief Joseph — both the man and the book:

On Wednesday, November 2nd, at 1:30 in the afternoon, eastern time, I’ll be live on the Leonard Lopate show on NPR affiliate WNYC in New York City.

On Sunday, the 13th of November, I will be on “History Center” on the History Channel. It airs at 8:30 a.m. eastern time.

Tune in if you have the chance.

I recently had an article published in Iskitpe, the publication of the Nez Perce Trail Foundation. I thought you might find it interesting.

And please note that Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce should be in bookstores now. I hope many of you will get it, read it, share the story of Joseph and the Nez Perce trail, and get the book into the hands of history teachers who can help make this part of the necessary understanding of the settling of the American West.
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I’ve got a bit of a mystery, and I’m hoping some of you readers can help me solve it.

This month, by far the largest number of readers, behind the United States, are logging in from Saudi Arabia.

Who are you, and what has brought you to this website? Drop me a line. Any of the rest of you are welcome to do so, too. I always love to hear from readers, and try to write back, if only a line or two.

On another note, it appears I will be going to New York to do an interview for the History Channel. There are also a number of radio interviews scheduled on stations around the country. I’ll let you know specifics as things firm up.

The following is a continuation of the Introduction to my forthcoming book, Chief Joseph and the flight of the Nez Perce. The actual book copy may differ slightly. Please read this as a continuation of the October 15th entry.
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This is taken from a press release by HarperSanFrancisco announcing events regarding Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce. I will also be speaking at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, on November 7th as part of their Native American Week activities:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Julie Mitchell, 415.477.4406
julie.mitchell@harpercollins.com

“The truth is powerful, and Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce gets right at truth. Nerburn has written about a man of humility and grandeur, whose patient anguish and devotion to his people should be part of our national mythos. This is storytelling with a greatness of heart.”
— Louise Erdrich, author of The Painted Drum, Love Medicine and The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, November 9 at 6:00 PM
College of St. Benedict Bookstore “Book Lovers’ Night”
College of St. Benedict
St. Joseph, MN

Thursday, November 17 at 6:30 PM
BirchBark Books
In conjunction with Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church
2020 West Lake of the Isles Parkway
Minneapolis, MN

Thursday, December 8 at 7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble [Eden Prairie]
3000 Eden Prairie Center
Eden Prairie, MN

For more information, please contact Julie Mitchell at 415.477.4406 /
julie.mitchell@harpercollins.com

Within the month, Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce hits the bookstores. Those of you who have read this blog have followed with me to some extent as the book has taken shape. You’ve seen the struggles over title; you’ve sensed the difficulties and frustrations that have beset me during the writing process. It has, indeed, not been an easy project. But, at long last, the literary child is born.

I thought you might enjoy reading a snippet of the introduction. I will serialize that introduction over the next few weeks.

I want to draw people into this, because I want you to buy the book. After all, it is how I make my living. But on a deeper level, I want this story to be known and passed along. I want as many people as possible to come to a knowledge of this remarkable man, the amazing Nez Perce people, and their astonishing journey that lies hidden in the shadow of our national obsession with Lewis and Clark.

If you wish to buy the book from Amazon, here is the link.
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