Tue Oct 20 · 7pm
Peter Mancall: Contested Continent
Historian Peter Mancall discusses his new book Contested Continent, a history of North America from 1000 to 1680 that traces the developments leading toward the eventual founding of the United States. Mancall, who teaches at the University of Southern California, is the author of Fatal Journey, on Henry Hudson’s final expedition, and The Trials of Thomas Morton. The evening is part of the Concord Festival of Authors.