Hush of the Land – Storytelling with Arnold “Smoke” Elser

Earth Week All Under One Roof

As part of the library’s Earth Day program series, we are thrilled to welcome Arnold “Smoke” Elser for this engaging storytelling event. Elser is a well-known packer, author, teacher, distinguished alumni of University of Montana, and outfitter who helped protect wild lands for six decades. Join Elser and Missoula writer and University of Montana instructor Eva-Maria Maggi, Ph.D., for a reading from their new book Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This inspirational memoir chronicles Arnold “Smoke” Elser’s six-decade quest to protect wild lands by bringing thousands of people deep into the mountains of Montana on horseback. Elser will round out the event with storytelling from his varied and impressive life and career.

Fact and Fiction will be on hand during and after the event to sell copies of the book.