Journalist and author Eugene L. Meyer joins us to talk about his book “Five for Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army.” The Zoom talk, Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m., is free, but the library asks that you register. To do so and for more information, please click here. Journalist and […]
“Five for Freedom” garners high praise from Journal of Military History
Eighteen months after its publication, FIVE FOR FREEDOM: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army continues to garner praise. The latest comes from “The Journal of Military History,” a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal and the official journal of the Society for Military History. “I cannot recommend this book enough,” writes reviewer Barbara Gannon in the January […]
This Is the Week That Was: FIVE FOR FREEDOM is here and now!
I’m proud to report that the e-book version of FIVE FOR FREEDOM: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army is #3 on Amazon’s list of hot new releases in the abolition category! Last time I looked. The Amazon rankings are as changeable as the weather, hot one moment, cooler the next. At the start […]