Western historian, award-winning author Mark Warren to present ‘Nate Champion and the Johnson County War’ Sept. 22 at the Trails Center

CASPER, Wyo. – Western historian and award-winning author Mark Warren will present “Nate Champion and the Johnson County War, 1892,” at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22.

Warren’s years of research uncovers why Western scholars consider Nate Champion to be one of the most unsung heroes of American history. As a young Texas cowhand, Champion travelled to Wyoming to stake his claim as an independent rancher before finding himself thrown into the crucible of the Johnson County War.

Warren’s program reveals one of America’s most egregious acts of insurrection and how one man unknowingly prevented the crime of the century and became a martyr to the common laborer. Join us to find out about how the government’s free-range policy inspired chaos and lawlessness across the West.

Warren is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Georgia. He has researched the American West for more than 60 years. He lectures on Native American history and survival skills, as well as Western frontier history, presenting at museums and cultural centers around the county. He is a member of the Wild West History Association, the Historical Novel Society, and Western Writers of America. His trilogy, “Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey” was honored by the WWA’s Spur Awards, The Historical Novel Society, and the Will Rogers Medallion Awards. In 2022, Warren was a Georgia Author of the Year recipient for his book “Song of the Horseman.” “Indigo Heaven” and “The Westering Trail Travesties” are both Will Rogers Medallion Award winners.

Warren’s books will be available for sale and signing at the event.

The Trails Center is open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST.
1501 N. Poplar St., Casper, WY 82601
Admission is Free