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The Book of Bauer Reading & Signing with Stephen Lottridge at Ken Sanders Rare Books
August 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeProudly presented by Ken Sanders Rare Books, The Utah Humanities Council, and The University of Utah Press.
Join us in welcoming Stephen S Lottridge for a discussion and signing of The Book of Bauer: Stories from a Forgotten Town.
Saturday, Aug. 24 | 6-8 PM
at Ken Sanders Rare Books
209 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Book of Bauer:
Graffiti-covered industrial concrete ruins are all that remain today to remind us of the lives, adventures, and human relationships that once animated Bauer, Utah. Located just south of Tooele, across the Oquirrh Mountains west of the Salt Lake Valley, Bauer was abandoned in 1979 and declared a toxic waste site. The Book of Bauer: Stories from a Forgotten Town brings it back to life, evoking mid-twentieth century family and community in that company town as seen through the eyes of an observant adolescent boy.
Presenting a dramatic snapshot of life in Bauer in narrative autobiographical form, the book recalls the fate of hundreds of derelict mining towns throughout the mountain and sagebrush West. With vivid prose and intimate observation, The Book of Bauer offers an unparalleled memoir of small-town life in Utah and the Great Basin.
About Stephen Lottridge:
Stephen S. Lottridge is the author of Three White Pelicans: Stories for Stephanie and Deirdre and The Old Bison: Threads from the Fabric of a Western Life. His award-winning play Gun Control was produced by Riot Act Inc. theater company. His poetry and essays have appeared in print journals, anthologies, and online.
Event is free, all ages, and open to the public.