"When Ohio Owned the White House" with H.W. Brands
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Please join us for a discussion on “When Ohio Owned the White House” with two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands.
6:00 - 7:00 | Public Reception
7:00 - 8:30 | Presentation
From the 1860s to the 1920s, presidents from Ohio dominated the landscape of American politics. This streak said something about Ohio, something about America, and even more about how we choose presidents.
H. W. (Henry William) Brands writes on American history and politics, with books including American Patriarch, Founding Partisans and The Man Who Saved the Union. Several of his books have been bestsellers; two, Traitor to His Class and The First American, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. He lectures frequently on historical and current events and can be seen and heard on national and international television, radio and social media. Currently the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, he publishes “A User’s Guide to History” at hwbrands.substack.com.
Registration is not required but is requested for event planning.
Ohio History Connection is presenting this event in partnership with the Ohio State Department of History, the Clio Society, and America 250.
6:00 - 7:00 | Public Reception
7:00 - 8:30 | Presentation
From the 1860s to the 1920s, presidents from Ohio dominated the landscape of American politics. This streak said something about Ohio, something about America, and even more about how we choose presidents.
H. W. (Henry William) Brands writes on American history and politics, with books including American Patriarch, Founding Partisans and The Man Who Saved the Union. Several of his books have been bestsellers; two, Traitor to His Class and The First American, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. He lectures frequently on historical and current events and can be seen and heard on national and international television, radio and social media. Currently the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, he publishes “A User’s Guide to History” at hwbrands.substack.com.
Registration is not required but is requested for event planning.
Ohio History Connection is presenting this event in partnership with the Ohio State Department of History, the Clio Society, and America 250.
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The Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd,Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Host or PublisherOhio History Connection
