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American Inspiration Author Series
1:05:11
"A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution" with Andrew Lawler

As the American Revolution broke out in New England in the spring of 1775, dramatic events unfolded in Virginia that proved every bit as decisive as the battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill in uniting the colonies against Britain. A Perfect Frenzy chronicles these stunning and widely overlooked events for the first time. 

American Inspiration Author Series
1:05:08
"Radical Cartography: How Changing Our Maps Can Change Our World" with William Rankin

Join us for this Yale historian’s thought-provoking presentation about how maps shape our understanding of the world and the discussion following focused on his stunning new work including over 150 full-color maps.

 

Moderated by Ian Spangler
American Inspiration Author Series
01:08:58
"The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II" with author David Nasaw

In this revelatory evening featuring the award-winning historian David Nasaw and celebrated journalist Mike Barnicle, we’ll re-examine post-World War II America, looking beyond the victory parades and into the veterans’ and nation’s unhealed traumas—the subject of Nasaw’s new book The Wounded Generation.

 

Moderated by Mike Barnicle