{"id":52701,"date":"2025-02-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=52701"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:11:24","slug":"tarleton-states-w-k-gordon-center-to-host-author-john-m-langley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-states-w-k-gordon-center-to-host-author-john-m-langley\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State\u2019s W.K. Gordon Center To Host Author John M. Langley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center in Mingus will host author John M. Langley beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16, to discuss and sign his latest book, \u201cA Conversation with a DEADMAN.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/02\/Book-Signing--464x600.jpg\" alt=\"Gordon Center John M.Langley book signing poster\" class=\"wp-image-52702\" style=\"width:241px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/02\/Book-Signing--464x600.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/02\/Book-Signing--232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/02\/Book-Signing--309x400.jpg 309w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/02\/Book-Signing--768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/02\/Book-Signing--1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/02\/Book-Signing-.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by the research completed while researching his first book, \u201cTravels of a Hanging Rope,\u201d Langley takes a twist on history and explores what could have been.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center is located at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The combined museum and special collections library is located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. To learn more about the museum, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/\">www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center in Mingus will host author John M. 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