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SUMMARY:An Evening with Jon Clinch and Jeffrey Nichols: THE GENERAL AND JULIA
DESCRIPTION:The Midtown Scholar Bookstore and the National Civil War Museum are honored to welcome author Jon Clinch to Harrisburg for an in-person conversation and signing on his new historical novel\, The General and Julia. In this superb work of historical fiction\, Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband\, a father\, a general\, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy.\nClinch will be in conversation with the CEO of the National Civil War Museum\, Jeffrey L. Nichols. This free event is in partnership with the National Civil War Museum.\n*Reminder: To enter the signing line\, books must be purchased from the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event\, or you may preorder a copy of the book for pickup/shipment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUlysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband\, a father\, a general\, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy in this epic and intimate work of “superb historical fiction” (Booklist\, starred review).\nBarely able to walk and rendered mute by the cancer metastasizing in his throat\, Ulysses S. Grant is scratching out words\, hour after hour\, day after day. Desperate to complete his memoirs before his death so his family might have some financial security and he some redemption\, Grant journeys back in time.\nHe had once been the savior of the Union\, the general to whom Lee surrendered at Appomattox\, a twice-elected president who fought for the civil rights of Black Americans and against the rising Ku Klux Klan\, a plain farmer-turned-business magnate who lost everything to a Wall Street swindler\, a devoted husband to his wife Julia\, and a loving father to four children. In this gorgeously rendered and moving novel\, Grant rises from the page in all of his contradictions and foibles\, his failures and triumphs.\\nMoving from blood-stained battlefields to Gilded Age New York\, the novel explores how Grant’s own views on race and Reconstruction changed over time. “A graceful\, moving narrative” (Kirkus Reviews\, starred review) from historical fiction master Jon Clinch\, this evocatively crafted novel breathes fresh life into an American icon.\nAbout the Speakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Clinch is the author of the acclaimed novels Finn\, Kings of the Earth\, The Thief of Auschwitz\, Belzoni Dreams of Egypt\, Marley\, and The General and Julia. A native of upstate New York\, Jon lives with his wife in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Find out more at JonClinch.com.\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey L. Nichols is the Chief Executive Officer of The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg\, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining The National Civil War Museum\, he was the Executive Director of Georgetown Heritage\, a philanthropic partner of the National Park Service in Washington\, DC\, and before that\, he was the President & CEO of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest\, Thomas Jefferson’s retreat house and plantation located near Lynchburg\, Virginia. He also worked at The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford\, Connecticut\, in several roles\, serving as Executive Director for the final four years of his tenure there. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Southern Connecticut State University\, a Master of Science in Museum Education degree from the Bank Street College of Education\, and an MBA from the University of New Haven. He serves as Treasurer for PA Museums and has served on the board of Greater Lynchburg (VA) Habitat for Humanity and was the Treasurer of the Virginia Association of Museums.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/an-evening-with-jon-clinch-and-jeffrey-nichols-the-general-and-julia/
LOCATION:the Midtown Bookstore\, 1302 North 3rd St.\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civil War Dance Classes - Free
DESCRIPTION:Civil War Dance Classes – Free\nSunday ~ January 21\, February 25\, March 10\, 2024\, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Get ready for the Civil War Preservation Ball\, in March 2023. This is great family fun!  Attend one or all of the classes and learn the popular formation dances of the 1860s. Partners are encouraged but not required and wear modern\, comfortable\, clothing since this is a physical workout. \nRegister here: contact@civilwardance.org \nPlease include the dates you plan to attend and the names of the attendees. Enrollees will be sent a Civil War Dance Manual. \nConducted by the Victorian Dance Ensemble\, the performing troupe of the Civil War Dance Foundation:\n* 2011 Civil War Trust’s Reenactment Unit of the Year\n* 2016 President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award \nRegular museum admission applies for entrance to the museum galleries. \n  \nImages courtesy of VDE and the Barefoot Historian
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/civil-war-dance-classes-free/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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