BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:History Book Festival Virtual Keynote with Erik Larson BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50892020-06-25 DTSTART:20200625T210000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20200625T040000Z SUMMARY:History Book Festival Virtual Keynote with Erik Larson CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The 2020 History Book Festival\, normally a live weekend event in Lewes\nin late September\, will become a virtual festival this year\, l aunching\nwith a keynote presentation by one of America’s most popular\n authors.\nErik Larson\, author of the bestseller “The Splendid and the V ile: A\nSaga of Churchill\, Family\, and Defiance During the Blitz\,” wi ll\nappear “live online” via Zoom at the virtual festival’s\ninaugur al “Spirited Discussion” on Thursday\, June 25\, at 5 p.m.\nThis ticke ted event is presented in cooperation with the Lewes Public\nLibrary and s ponsored by Delaware Humanities and the Lee Ann Wilkinson\nGroup.\nLarson will be interviewed by Virginia Prescott\, award-winning host of\n“On Se cond Thought” for Georgia Public Broadcasting\, and take\naudience quest ions. Drawing on diaries\, original archival documents\,\nand once-secret intelligence reports\, “The Splendid and the Vile”\nsheds new light on a pivotal year in London during World War II\nthrough\nthe day-to-day exp eriences of Winston Churchill and his family.\nLarson takes readers back to a moment of true leadership\, when in the\nface of unrelenting horror\, Churchill’s eloquence\, courage\, and\nperseverance bound a country\, a nd a family\, together.\n\nTicket prices cover the cost of one hardcover c opy of “The Splendid\nand the Vile” with the author’s signed archiva l book plate. Books\nwill be mailed to ticket holders\, with the History Book Festival\npaying shipping costs. \nTo purchase tickets for this even t\, go to www.historybookfestival.org\n[http://www.historybookfestival.org ]. and click on the “Virtual\nKeynote Address” button on the home scre en. Log-in information for\n“A Spirited Discussion with Erik Larson” w ill be emailed to\nticketholders the day before the event.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The 2020 History Book Festival\, normally a live weekend event in Lewes in late September\, will become a virtual fes tival this year\, launching with a keynote presentation by one of America& rsquo\;s most popular authors.
\nErik Larson\, author of the bestsell er &ldquo\;The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill\, Family\, and D efiance During the Blitz\,&rdquo\; will appear &ldquo\;live online&rdquo\; via Zoom at the virtual festival&rsquo\;s inaugural &ldquo\;Spirited Disc ussion&rdquo\; on Thursday\, June 25\, at 5 p.m. This ticketed event is pr esented in cooperation with the Lewes Public Library and sponsored by Dela ware Humanities and the Lee Ann Wilkinson Group.
\nLarson will be int erviewed by Virginia Prescott\, award-winning host of &ldquo\;On Second Th ought&rdquo\; for Georgia Public Broadcasting\, and take audience question s. Drawing on diaries\, original archival documents\, and once-secret inte lligence reports\, &ldquo\;The Splendid and the Vile&rdquo\; sheds new lig ht on a pivotal year in London during World War II through
\nthe day- to-day experiences of Winston Churchill and his family. Larson \;takes readers back to a moment of true leadership\, when in the face of unrelen ting horror\, Churchill&rsquo\;s eloquence\, courage\, and perseverance bo und a country\, and a family\, together.
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\nTicket prices cove r the cost of one hardcover copy of &ldquo\;The Splendid and the Vile&rdqu o\; with the author&rsquo\;s signed archival book plate. Books will be mai led to ticket holders\, with the \;History Book Festival paying shippi ng costs. \;
\nTo purchase tickets for this event\, go to www.historybookf estival.org. and click on the &ldquo\;Virtual Keynote Address&rdquo\; button on the home screen. Log-in information for &ldquo\;A Spirited Discu ssion with Erik Larson&rdquo\; will be emailed to ticketholders the day be fore the event.

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