American Inspiration

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

Before American settlers traveled west in the 19th-century, they ventured south over the eight-hundred-mile long Great Wagon Road that ran from Philadelphia to Augusta, Georgia. James Dodson’s illuminating and entertaining first-person history, The Road That Made America, restores this long-forgotten route to its rightful place in our national story.

Moderated by Ann Lawthers

Dr. Hoberman will offer a timely and original talk to explore how interpretations and representations of the past are key to understanding Jewish American history and identity.