American Creation, American Destruction: The 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and 1776

Name: American Creation, American Destruction: The 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and 1776 — Benjamin L. Carp
Start: 2023-10-12T17:00:00-0400
End: 2023-10-12T20:00:00-0400
Location: Western Michigan University

Thursday, October 12, 2023
5:00 PM 8:00 PM

Western Michigan University 2251 Business Court Kalamazoo, MI, 49008 United States (map)

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The Department of History Presents: The Dr. H. Nicholas Hamner Lecture
Dr. Benjamin L. Carp Professor, Dept. of History, Brooklyn College

1776 was not just a year of signing documents, but also a year of war, devastation, and unrest. This talk will explore the rich possibilities for understanding the history of the American Revolution, the broad possibilities for storytelling, and the mixed legacy of the Revolution in our own times..

Benjamin Carp is the Daniel M. Lyons Professor of American History at Brooklyn College. He also teaches at the CUNY Graduate Center. His new book isThe Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution

Fetzer Center - Reception in lobby at 5 p.m.

Presentation to follow in Kirsch Auditorium at 6:30pm.

For flyer follow the link here!

Please RSVP by September 25th to kevin.r.bunkley@wmich.edu or 269.387.4652

Posted In: NYC Fire of 1776
Tagged: Boston Tea Party, Great Fire of 1776, Memory of the American Revolution

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