Follow the Stars Home

In conversation with journalist and author Sue Strachan, acclaimed author Diane C. McPhail will discuss her new novel, Follow the Stars Home, a captivating biographical novel that reimagines Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt’s bold adventure of 1811 aboard the steamship New Orleans. The daughter of Benjamin HenryLatrobe – famed architect of the US Capitol as well the New Orleans municipal waterworks and Louisiana State Bank (now Latrobe’s on Royal) – and future great grand aunt of Theodore Roosevelt, Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt was very pregnant and had a toddler in tow when she braved treacherous waters, the violent New Madrid earthquakes, hostile attacks, and more on the first steamboat to conquer the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

Entry to the event is free and open to the public but the shop encourages interested parties to RSVP to reserve a copy of the book on Eventbrite. Additional copies will be available to purchase. Refreshments will be served at a reception following the presentation and book signing.

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