Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict Book Signing Local author Laura DeMarco will celebrate the upcoming release of her new book, Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict, with a book signing that takes place today from 2 to 4 p.m. at Prosperity Social Club. Lost Civil War: The Disappearing Legacy of America’s Greatest Conflict offers a journey through lost Civil War sites in a historical travelogue that includes rare photographs of the many locations that have been destroyed or become overgrown over the centuries. The book features a wide range of sites, which are arranged thematically and illustrated with more than 200 vintage photographs of encampments, historic buildings, prisons, signal towers, hospitals and even cycloramas. There will be drink and food specials and a Civil War trivia contest.
Center for Mark Twain Studies to hold lectures
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The Center for Mark Twain Studies will hold the first of four online lectures in the spring portion of the 2020-21 The Trouble Begins Lecture Series on May 7.
All four lectures will be free and available at marktwainstudies.org. The first topic, “Mark Twain s Roadshow: Travels, Travails, and the Inspirations of a Literary Giant,” will be presented by independent scholar, Laura DeMarco. DeMarco will bring lesser known stops on Twain’s travels alive by pairing historic images with modern day viewpoints of the same location from the same angle and perspective, revealing how many of the sights important to Twain are significant today, and how his legacy continues to influence American culture.