Name: Community Read @Gunnison Branch Library w/David Baron - American Eclipse
Start: 2026-05-22T18:00:00-0600
End: 2026-05-22T19:00:00-0600

Community Read @Gunnison Branch Library w/David Baron - American Eclipse

Friday May 22, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT

Gunnison Branch Library

Join readers from all over Gunnison County in celebrating David Baron's American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World. American Eclipse by is about the 1878 total solar eclipse that crossed the American West, focusing on the race between scientists like Thomas Edison, Maria Mitchell, and James Craig Watson to study it, revealing America's rise as a scientific power during the Gilded Age. The book blends scientific history with adventure, covering the challenges of the era, including train robberies and the frontier setting, to tell the story of this significant astronomical event.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS AT THE GUNNISON BRANCH LIBRARY

Speakers

David Baron

David Baronis an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author of The Beast in the Garden and American Eclipse. A former science correspondent for NPR, he has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, and... Read More →

Friday May 22, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Gunnison Branch Library 1 Quartz St, Gunnison, CO 81230, USA

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Mountain Words Festival 2026

David Baron

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Mountain Words Festival 2026

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