JCPL is excited to announce a new series focused on spotlighting independent authors who have published works worth reading! Join us for our first session on Tuesday, March 4 at 6 p.m., where we are welcoming David Fierst to the library for a talk about his book, Hidden Disgrace: Revealing the Distress Signals Covered by North American Indian Myths, and a book signing. His book is the result of a visit to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 2014.  After viewing the living conditions on the reservation, he became curious about the history of the Lakota people. Fierst conducted original document research at such diverse venues as the National Archives in Washington, D.C., the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, and the Lilly Library in Bloomington, Indiana. David Fierst graduated from Indiana University in January 1979 and enlisted in the United States Army that same year. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1981. He received his masters from the University of Louisville and a law degree from the University of Dayton.  Fierst worked for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office from 2007 to 2021. Currently, he is in private practice law. He is married with two adult children. Copies of his book will be available for purchase during the program. JCPL will also have a few copies of the book that will be available for check-out prior to the program.