Event
Winter Lecture Series: "Michael Shaara: A Writer's Life"
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Time:
1:30 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Perhaps no other book has influenced public perception of the Battle of Gettysburg more than The Killer Angels. But who was the writer and man behind the prose that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975? What personal experiences helped influence the writing of this classic historical novel? Discover more about the great writer and share the viewpoint of Ranger Matt Atkinson reading The Killer Angels for the first time.
Reservation or Registration: No
Free tickets will be available day of at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.
NOTE: Due to the continuing impacts of the Covid pandemic, attendance will be limited to the first one hundred individuals and mask usage in the theaters will be mandatory, regardless of vaccination status.
For those unable to attend in person, all Winter Lectures will be live streamed to the Gettysburg National Military Park YouTube and Facebook Pages.