Events this saturday free to the public. 90 of our revenue comes from our donors and members, and we thank you. Before we get started, i have some housekeeping notes. First, amarillo socks who is one of the authors who is scheduled to make a presentation at 315 and the Lutheran Church fellowship hall, she has had to cancel. Mr. Larson will be signing festival purchase copies of his book immediately following his presentation. If youre planning to stay for the next author, after this presentation, please move forward to fill the seats as the venue entities. This will help the ushers get people seated for the next session. Please turn off your cell phones so they do not disrupt the presentation. We also asked that you not use of flash photography. Later, as you exit the venue, you will see our volunteers with yellow buckets in the back. They will be happy to accept your generous donation to the savanna book festival. You can also make donations on the festivals app and website. Please he
His numerous books include the return of George Washington, a New York Times bestseller, to the edges of the earth, winner of the 2019 National Outdoor book award. And some are for the gods, the scopes trial and the american the continued debate oversight of religion for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for history. He was an inaugural library fallow at National Library for the study of George Washington located on the grounds ofra mout vernon. He lives in malibu, california. Please give a warm savannah welcome to edward larson. [applause] thank you very much. Youre welcome. Thank you very much, thank you for having me back to savannah. In the spring when the essay deals are out. Thats always my favorite time. And as note i i taught for 20 years at university of georgia. Thats what i started as a young professor, and eventually was chair of the History Department and those are some of my happiest days. And and i want to give a shout t today two of my oldest friends in the world, or
Began, he was raised in that commonwealth and graduated summa cum laude from tufts university. He then earned an ma and phd from harvard university, where he studied under bernard bailyn. He taught at harvard and the university of michigan before joining the faculty at brown in 1969. A prolific author, professor wood has won numerous awards. In 1970, his book creation of the american republic, 17761787 won the bancroft prize. In 1993, his radicalism of the American Revolution won the Pulitzer Prize for history. The americanization of Benjamin Franklin was awarded the Julia Ward Howe prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005. His volume in the oxford history of the United States entitled empire of liberty a history of the early republic, 17891815 was given the association of american publishers award for history and biography in 2009, the American History book prize by the New York Historical society, and the society of the cincinnati history prize in 2010. Incidentally, professor wood,
The faculty at brown in 1969. A prolific author, professor wood has won numeral russ awaou. In 1970 his book won the ban cost prize. In 1993, his radicalism of the American Revolution won the pulitzer price for history. The americanzation of Benjamin Franklin was awarded a prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005. His volume in the oxford history of the United States entitled empire of liberty a history of the early republic was given the association of american publishers award for history and biography in 2009. The American History book prize by the New York Historical society and the society of the cincinnati history prize in 2010. Incidentally, proefessor wood, e heard from someone else from the society last week. He was awarded a medal by president obama. He is a fellow of the American Academy of arts and sciences and the american philosophical society, the countrys oldest learned society. He and his wife louise have three children, two of whom are professors and all of whom are i
Carlisle barracks, pennsylvania previously a professor of military history at the school of advanced military studies at the Us Army Command and general Staff College at fort kansas. Hes also a veteran of the u. S. Army. He earned his m. A. And ph. D. From marquette. Hes the author of for liberty and the republic, the american citizen, a soldier, 1775 to 1861 and many, many other articles helping us understand in the development of the united states. Hes worked on his new book while he was a member of Washington Fellow on the washington libraries, fellow class of 2016 2017. I remember he would be out there in the reading room working and. I would yell at him faster, write faster. I want book. Ive been wanting this book for many, many, many. And so im delighted tonight to welcome and lets give him a big warm mount vernon welcome to discuss his new book, feeding Washingtons Army surviving the valley forge winter 78. Please join me in welcoming dr. Rick herrera. Rick. Pertinent to the. Th