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Oct
11
Thu
Author Visit: Peace Weavers of the Salish Coast @ WCLS Deming Library
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Local author Candace Wellman speaks about her book Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Marriages. Peace-weaving marriages between Salish families and pioneer men played a crucial role in mid-1800s regional settlement. Author Candace Wellman illuminates this hidden history and shatters stereotypes surrounding these relationships. The four exceptional women she profiles left a lasting legacy in their Puget Sound communities.

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Jul
1
Sat
Candace Wellman, Man of Treacherous Charm in Lynden! @ Village Books and Paper Dreams in Lynden
Jul 1 @ 2:00 pm
Candace Wellman, Man of Treacherous Charm in Lynden! @ Village Books and Paper Dreams in Lynden

Candace Wellman is back with another excellent biography! Don’t miss it.

Appointed to Washington Territory’s District and Supreme Courts in 1857 despite being under indictment for murder and only marginally qualified for the position, Edmund C. Fitzhugh’s biography offers unique insights into the people, personalities, politics, and practices of the territory and the 19th century American West.

Candace Wellman is the author of two national award-winning books. Peace Weavers (2017) and Interwoven Lives (2019) from WSU Press are biographies of eight Indigenous women in local 19th century cross-cultural marriages. Her new biography, Man of Treacherous Charm, is about E.C. Fitzhugh, Sehome Coal Mine manager who was appointed to the territorial supreme and district courts in 1858 while under indictment for murder. Peace Weavers won the 2018 WILLA literary award for scholarly nonfiction from Women Writing the West, and her Interwoven Lives was a 2020 finalist. This is her third title with WSU Press.

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