Griske, Michael D.

Hicksville, NY

Email address - mgriske@earthlink.net

Website - http://home.earthlink.net/~mgriske

Goshen County

Biographical and Professional Information

Michael Griske was born and raised in Torrington, Wyoming. "The Diaries of John Hunton" is a new version of the edited diaries that Griske's grandfather, L.G. 'Pat' Flannery, previously compiled.

Genres

Autobiography or Biography

History

Nonfiction

Wyoming Subjects

Titles

• The Diaries of John Hunton: Made to Last, Written to Last: Sagas of the Western Frontier (Editor) (2005). Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. ISBN: 0788438042.

• Newspaper articles featured in the "Torrington Telegram" containing Griske's edited excerpts from "The Diaries of John Hunton" received a "first place" Wyoming State Historical Society Award in 2005, and this publication is the only book listed under social studies resources in item "VI. Sources on Wyoming History" on the state's Department of Education website. In 2006, "The Diaries of John Hunton" was selected as a national finalist in the Awards Program sponsored annually by the American Association for State and Local History to "establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history throughout the United States".

• This book is available from the following sources: online at Heritagebooks.com, Amazon.com, and Barnesandnoble.com; at the Fort Laramie National Historic Site and Western History Center bookstores; or by calling (800) 876-6103.

Speaking Engagements

Accepts speaking engagements

Contact: mgriske@earthlink.net

Links

http://www.k12.wy.us/SA/cs/ss/ss_resources.asp

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