America 250 presents author Rick Atkinson:The British Are Coming
About this Event
Join us for an illuminating evening celebrating America 250 with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and celebrated bestselling author Rick Atkinson, as we explore his eagerly anticipated new work The British Are Coming: The Graphic Edition!
Event Structure (all times subject to change):
6pm - Doors Open and Mix & Mingle Reception
7pm - Main Event
8pm - Q&A / Book Signing
Join us for a night filled with illuminating conversation and insight into America's past as we host Rick Atkinson and discuss his hotly anticipated new book at Inside the Five's Fifth Floor event space in the beautiful Red Bird Arts District. Who better to welcome to Sylvania to discuss the American Revolutionary War than Ken Burns regularly consulted and featured expert Rick Atkinson - if you watched the Ken Burns' wonderful, most recent documentary The American Revolution, then you enjoyed listening to Rick's insight. Now is your chance to see and speak with him in person!
About the Event:
Signed book included with ticket (unless otherwise noted). Author presentation + Q & A will be followed by a book signing. Additional copies available for purchase at the event.
Doors open and reception begins at 6pm and is a mix-and-mingle format, with an opportunity to meet the author beforehand. Light refreshments are included, and a cash bar is available.
This event is coordinated through a community partnership by Heritage Sylvania, Starlite Theater Group, Finch & Fern Book Co., and Live Arts Toledo. These events, which build community and cultivate connectivity and understanding through storytelling and celebration of the written word, would not be possible without the generosity of Inside the Five Brewing. Your participation helps support local arts and cultural programming. Thank you!
Bio
Rick Atkinson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous works of history, including The Long Gray Line, the Liberation Trilogy (An Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light), and the Revolution Trilogy (including The British Are Coming and The Fate of the Day). He has won numerous awards, including Pulitzer Prizes for history and journalism. His most recent book is The British are Coming: The Graphic Edition, Volume One, published by Ten Speed Graphic.
About the Book
This striking graphic edition adapts the first half of the New York Times bestselling The British Are Coming, the opening volume in Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson’s extraordinary trilogy about the American Revolution
From the battles at Lexington and Concord in the spring of 1775 through the Siege of Boston in 1776, American militiamen and the newly created Continental Army take on the world’s most formidable adversary: the British Empire. The gripping saga is alive with astonishing characters: Henry Knox, the former bookseller with an uncanny understanding of artillery; Nathanael Greene, the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes a brilliant battle captain; Benjamin Franklin, the self-made man who proves to be the wiliest of diplomats; and George Washington, the commander in chief who learns the difficult art of leadership when the war seems all but lost. The story is also told from the British perspective, making the mortal conflict between redcoats and rebels all the more compelling.
Full of riveting details and iconic stories, The British Are Coming is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. Expertly rendered in gripping graphic novel-style artwork, the battle for our nation’s independence is brought to life like never before. Discover the first act of America’s creation in this vividly illustrated graphic history.
Raves and Reviews
“The narrative, which ends with the liberation of Boston on March 17, 1776—before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, that is—is an approachable treatment of a complex subject.”—Kirkus Reviews
“As interest in America’s founding escalates toward the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this graphic edition will make for a strong foundation for further exploration. . . . clear, approachable, and comprehensive.”—Booklist
Event Address:
Inside the Five Brewing
5703 Main Street
Sylvania, OH 43560
*Please note: The Fifth Floor event space is NOT handicap accessible.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 23.18 to USD 39.19
