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Author Finn Murphy at The Rochester Hotel Garden

Author Finn Murphy at The Rochester Hotel Garden

After decades as a long-haul trucker, Finn Murphy left the road and settled in Boulder County, Colorado. Before long he noticed that many of his neighbors were captivated by the prospect of vast riches in “the Hemp Space.” When hemp was legalized, after eighty years in federal exile, Colorado became the center of a hemp growing and processing boom. Figuring he’d harvest some of that easy money, Murphy bought a thirty-six-acre farm. What could go wrong? Well, pretty much everything…

Rocky Mountain High is the comic chronicle of a wild year as Murphy follows his Great American Dream.
Told with Murphy’s trademark wit, keen eye for character, and sharp insights into the hardscrabble society around him, Rocky Mountain High is an inside look at the alluring world of the hemp boom and a masterful tale of one entrepreneur’s misadventures.

Rochester Hotel Secret Garden
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM on Tue, 11 Jul 2023

Event Supported By

Maria's Bookshop

Artist Group Info

Finn Murphy
lisa@lisatrank.com
Rochester Hotel Secret Garden
726 E. 2nd Avenue
Durango, Colorado 81301
9709036537
durangoplayfest@gmail.com