CANCELED - The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865

Name: CANCELED - The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865
Start: March 18, 2020
End: 2020-03-11
Location: Royall House and Slave Quarters

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS CANCELED. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE LATER THIS YEAR.

The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865

~~Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.~~

Yale historian Mark Peterson will speak about his new book, The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865.

"A daring reworking of the narrative of Boston that Americans have come to know and love, The City-State of Boston may discomfit those who cherish the story of Puritans, revolutionaries, and abolitionists as it has been told. But Mark Peterson's rich and meticulously researched account will be indispensable reading for everyone interested in the history of North America."—Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

For this illustrated book talk, Professor Peterson's remarks will be geared toward Boston's history of and complicity with slavery, and the city's connections to the Caribbean.

Mark Peterson is the Edmund S. Morgan Professor of History at Yale University, and author of The Price of Redemption: The Spiritual Economy of Puritan New England.

Copies of The City-State of Boston will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

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Admission is free for RH&SQ members, free for 2 guests per EBT card, and $10 for all others.

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Royall House and Slave Quarters
15 George Street
Medford, MA 02155

Directions/Transportation/Parking

The Royall House and Slave Quarters museum is located at 15 George Street in Medford, Massachusetts, just outside of Medford Square, near the intersection with Main Street and next to Royall Park.

By car: Route 93 to exit 32. West on Route 60 to second light (Medford Square). Turn left onto Main Street. Bear right at Mobil Station to stay on Main Street and proceed to blinking yellow light. Turn right onto George Street, and the museum is on the right. Free on-street parking is available on George Street and other nearby streets; please obey signs regarding resident permit restrictions.

Public transportation: MBTA Buses 96 from Harvard Square and 101 between Sullivan Square and Malden Station stop at the corner of Main and George Streets. During construction on the Broadway bridge in Somerville, MBTA Bus 80 between Arlington Center and Lechmere also stops at Main and George Streets.

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