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Joshua Chamberlain: The man behind the hero, a free online lecture with author Ronald C. White
May 9 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
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How did a stuttering young boy come to be fluent in nine languages and even teach speech and rhetoric at Bowdoin College? How did a trained minister who had rarely left his native Maine find his way to the Gettysburg battlefield where he played a key role in preserving the Union? How did this wounded veteran go on to become a four-term governor of Maine?
Find out how by registering for “Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the Man behind the Hero” featuring award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ronald C. White.
White will delve into Chamberlain’s fascinating life in a Zoom presentation on May 9 th at 5:30 pm sponsored by Old Bristol Historical Society in collaboration with the Lincoln County Historical Association. White will draw from his most recent book On Great Fields, The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain to talk about the complex and inspiring man behind the hero.
To register for this free event, click here.