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A Dramatic Encounter
Thursday, September 16 7:30 PM
Popular actor/historian Howard Burnham returns to the David Library. On previous visits, he has portrayed such historical figures as Lord Cornwallis, General Burgoyne and Thomas Paine, among others. This time he will play the Marquis de Lafayette in "Liberty Has a New Country! The Marquis de Lafayette in Columbia, 1825." Admission is free, but reservations are necessary. Please call (215)493-2233 ext. 100
Visiting Scholar Talk
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:30 PM
Douglas Cubbison, Military Historian, will offer a talk, "'The Artillery Never Gained More Honour': the British Artillery in the 1776 Valcour Island and 1777 Saratoga Campaigns." Mr. Cubbison will share how he examined the surviving guns of the Burgoyne Train of Artillery and used them to interpret the role of the British Artillery in the 1776 and 1777 campaigns.
Fall 2010 Lecture Series: Turning Points of the American Revolution
Thursday, October 7, 2010 7:30 PM - The Boston Tea Party
Benjamin L. Carp, Associate Professor of History at Tufts University and author of Rebels Rising: Cities and the American Revolution, will launch his latest book Defiance of the Patriot: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America, the first recent scholarly exploration of the Boston Tea Party. The book promises to “explode myths, explore the unique city life of Boston, and set this extraordinary event in a global context for the first time.” A book signing will follow.
Thursday, October 14, 2010 7:30 PM - The Battle of Bunker Hill
Gregory J. W. Urwin, Professor of History at Temple University and widely-acclaimed military historian, will be joined by screenwriter William Chemerka to discuss their collaboration on The Battle of Bunker Hill, a recently released documentary that uses an “innovative blending of epic recreation, historical commentary and vintage imagery.”The lecture will discuss the making of documentaries and the importance of the Battle of Bunker Hill. DVDs of the film will be available for sale after the talk. The full-length documentary will be screened at the David Library near the date of the lecture, date to be announced.
Thursday, November 4, 2010 7:30 PM - Declaring Independence
Russell Bourne, former editor of American HeritageBooks and noted author of many historical works, most recently Cradle of Violence: How Boston's Waterfront Mobs Ignited the American Revolution, will discuss his latest book project, an exploration of the debates that lead to the Declaration of Independence. Focusing on the Pennsylvania commission to Continental Congress, Bourne will discuss the intrigues that occurred within Congress in the days before the thirteen colonies were declared free and independent. Perhaps no event in the American Revolution was more a “turning point” than this decision, and Bourne will tell the underappreciated story of how that decision came to be within Congress.
Sunday, December 5, 2010 3:00 PM - The Invasion of Virginia, 1781
Michael Kranish, Boston Globe reporter and author of Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War, will lecture on the British invasion of Virginia in 1781, resulting in the Battle of Yorktown and British defeat. Kranish sheds new light on this momentous event by viewing the invasion through the eyes of Thomas Jefferson, then governor of Virginia. As Douglas Brinkley noted, Kranish’s account “draws a brilliant portrait of Thomas Jefferson in turmoil.” A book signing will follow.
Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:30 PM – The Indian Raid on Hannastown, 1782
R. Scott Stephenson, Director of Collections and Interpretation at the American Revolution Center and author of Clash Of Empires: The British, French, And Indian War, 1754-1763, will lecture on his most recent work on Hannastown, Pennsylvania. Merging the archeological record with historical documents, Stephenson will present a compelling account of the American Revolution in the west. He will propose that Yorktown did not end the war for many individuals, and that the Indian raid on Hannastown was an important part of the ongoing war, even though it is often overshadowed by better-known events.
Lectures and Special Events at the David Library are Free and open to the public.
Reservations are necessary. Please call (215)493-2233 ext. 100 or e-mail rsvp@dlar.org
All events take place in the Feinstone Conference Center at the David Library of the American Revolution, 1201 River Road, Washington Crossing PA. Each event will be followed by a reception in the Rose Gallery. Lecturers’ books will be available for purchase at preferred prices.