Saving Monticello author Marc Leepson continues to keep a busy schedule. On Wednesday, April 11, he will be speaking about the Marquis de Lafayette for the Cameron Parish Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter in Chantilly, Virginia. On Thursday, April 12, he will do a talk on Lafayette for the Richmond Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He will be a panelist on Saturday, April 21, at the two-day Hunt Country Writers’ Retreat in Middleburg, Virginia, and on Saturday, April 28, he will be at the Museum Shop at Monticello, signing copies of his book on Lafayette and Saving Monticello from noon to five.
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Adventure after Temple 60
In addition to being a devoted pilgrimage participant, Robert Sibley—author of The Way of the 88 Temples: Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage—also happens to be a writer for the Ottawa Citizen. On the occasion of an upcoming author appearance in Ottawa City, Sibley’s newspaper took the opportunity to run a uniquely compelling excerpt from the book.
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Award of Merit for Lost Communities
Terri Fisher and Kirsten Sparenborg’s Lost Communities has won the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History. The Award of Merit is part of the AASLH’s Leadership in History Awards, the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.
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The Crusader
The Most Defiant Devil, Gregory Dehler’s new biography of Bronx Zoo founder William Hornaday, is the subject of articles this week from AP and The New York Times. Hornaday seemed to embody the late nineteenth century’s best and worst impulses.
