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« Thursday October 29, 2009 »
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Start: 7:30 pm

Gordon S. Wood

Ellis Wachs Endowed Lecture

The Alva O. Way Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University, Gordon S. Wood won the Pulitzer Prize for The Radicalism of the American Revolution and the Bancroft Prize for The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787. His other books include The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin and The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History. Empire of Liberty offers a comprehensive account of the pivotal era between 1789 and 1815 when the United States took its first shaky steps as a new and growing nation.

Central Library 
1901 Vine St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

This is a TICKETED event; $14 General Admission, $7 Students.

For tickets and more information, call 215.567.4341, or click HERE

 
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