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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.
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
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.