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High Plains Book Award winner John Clayton will deliver an illustrated lecture from his book Wonderlandscape at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 12 in Grizzly Hall at the Park County Public Library in Cody.  

Prior to the reading, the ÁñÁ«Ö±²¥ Cody Center will host a reception for the author from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.  

Wonderlandscape: Yellowstone National Park and the Evolution of an American Cultural Icon offers a new perspective on our nation’s first national park. Through a detailed account of the park’s cultural history, readers see how the values of the era shape and redefine the park for each generation.   

The Montana-based writer's work regularly appears in Montana Quarterly, Big Sky Journal, and dozens of other publications. Previous books include Stories from Montana's Enduring Frontier and The Cowboy Girl: The Life of Caroline Lockhart. 

Clayton's new book, Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Birth of Public Lands will be published by Pegasus Books in August 2019. 

This event is part of the ÁñÁ«Ö±²¥ Writers Series. Clayton’s talk is funded by grants from ThinkWY Wyoming Humanities and the ÁñÁ«Ö±²¥ Foundation and a partnership with the Park County Public ³¢¾±²ú°ù²¹°ù²â. â¶Ä¯