Presented in partnership with Massachusetts Historical Society and Porter Square Books
Following his free public book talk about Travels with George, the award-winning and best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick joins moderator Ryan J. Woods and guest Catherine Allgor, President of the Massachusetts Historical Society, for an extended Q+A session. The author answers your questions about his inspirations, research, and process behind writing his celebrated works of American history.
Your personalized and signed copy of Travels with George will arrive in the first week of October, sent priority mail by our partners at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, MA. If you’d like to order additional signed or personalized copies beyond the one included with tonight’s ticket, you can do so on the bookstore website through Saturday, September 25 at: https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780525562177 Be sure to input the code AMINSP20 and note in the comments field that you participated in Philbrick’s Extended Q+A on “Writing History.” If you would like the book personalized, please also put the name there.
To learn more about Nathanial Philbrick and his work, visit his website.
To learn more about the Massachusetts Historical Society and register for their upcoming events, visit: masshist.org
Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of In the Heart of the Sea, winner of the National Book Award; Mayflower, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Valiant Ambition, winner of the George Washington Prize; Bunker Hill, winner of the New England Book Award; In the Hurricane’s Eye; Sea of Glory; The Last Stand; Why Read Moby Dick?; Away Off Shore; and Second Wind.
Ryan J. Woods is Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of American Ancestors New England Historic Genealogical Society (American Ancestors). A dedicated researcher, Woods has authored pedagogical articles about the use of historical biographies to teach character and ethics. He has also contributed genealogical articles and several book forewords for historical and genealogical publications; he regularly presents at national historical and genealogical conferences and events.
Catherine Allgor is President of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Previously, she had been the Nadine and Robert Skotheim Director of Education at the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA, and a former Professor of History and UC Presidential Chair at the University of California, Riverside.