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DESCRIPTION:"Fritiof¡¯s Story\,"&nbsp\;a book written by Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø English professor emerita Dr. Ann Boaden\, will be released at the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Historical Society&nbsp\;meeting.&nbsp\;The program is free and open to the public.\n\nThe book was&nbsp\;inspired by stories from the boyhood of Dr. Fritiof Fryxell\,&nbsp\;a Moline native who founded the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Department of Geology and become internationally known as geologist\, mountaineer&nbsp\;and writer.&nbsp\;\n\nThe college¡¯s geology museum\, containing one of the most expansive collections in the Midwest\, is named for him.&nbsp\;Fryxell and Boaden initially worked together on the young adult novel\, and Boaden completed it three decades after his 1986 death.\n\nPart historical\, part fictional\, the book tells the story of a Swedish-American working-class family from the west end of Moline during the summer of 1912. The novel chronicles how this family copes with an unexpected disaster.&nbsp\; Characters and situations are based on Fryxell¡¯s reminiscences recorded by Boaden.\n\nIllustrated by local artist William Hannan\, "Fritiof¡¯s Story" will take readers to a time long gone\, yet familiar to those acquainted with the history of the Quad Cities. Peopled with historical characters\, the book appeals to local history buffs\, and friends of Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø\, as well as to those who enjoy interesting characters and a glimpse of how a genius is born.\n
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SUMMARY:"Fritiof¡¯s Story" release event
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