Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution

Join historian and author Brooke Barbier as she explores the importance that spirits (especially rum!) played during the American Revolution
About this Event

Hamilton Hall is excited to announce our fall Americana Lecture, Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution.

Join historian Brooke Barbier on November 5 for a rousing lecture on the importance of rum and other spirits to the American Revolution.
Brooke Barbier is a public historian who received her PhD in American history from Boston College, researching Boston’s social and cultural life during and after the American Revolution.

Each lecture ticket includes two historical cocktails or mocktails, and savory bites. Doors open at 6:00PM, and the lecture begins at 7:00PM. Join us to raise a glass to history!

Copies of Barbier's book, Cocked and Boozy, will be available for sale from Wicked Good Books at the event.