Author Stephen Puleo with Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America's First Humanitarian Mission
When:
Thursday, May 14, 2020 6:00p -
7:30p
Thursday, May 14, 2020 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
Online Zoom with the Boston Public Library, American Ancestors NEHGS, and the WGBH Forum Network
101 Newbury Boston
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/5e99e22cd002c33a00374fea
Join the Boston Public Library and American Ancestors NEHGS for a virtual author talk in their new series “American Stories, Inspiration Now.” On Thursday, May 14, Stephen Puleo will discuss his book Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America's First Humanitarian Mission.
The historian and author of American Treasures and Dark Tide returns with Voyage of Mercy, the remarkable true story of America’s first ever humanitarian mission—to Ireland in 1847 during the potato famine. In the early 1800s, the interactions between nations consisted of pure political strategy, warfare, and occasional trade. Then came one remarkable mission that inspired America to donate massive relief to Ireland that sparked America’s tradition of providing humanitarian aid around the world. Join us in the week of St. Patrick’s Day to learn more about the voyage of Boston sea captain Robert Bennet Forbes and the crew of the USS Jamestown—a little-known chapter of our home front history brought to life by one Boston’s best-loved historians.
Stephen Puleo is a historian, college teacher, public speaker, and the author of seven books, including Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. A former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor to American History magazine, the Boston Globe, and other publications, he has taught at Suffolk University and UMass-Boston.
Guest moderator Jean Maguire is the Library Director at American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society. Her areas of research interest include digital library and archives collections, Irish genealogy, and Italian genealogy.
This series is also in partnership with the WGBH Forum (https://forum-network.org/lectures/stephen-puleo-voyage-mercy/). Each event is a free Zoom webinar, but registration is required. Sign up today at https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y43ihLaoRmCzDnwqEySMWA. For more information about American Stories, Inspiration Now, visit https://www.americanancestors.org/inspire.
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