A Guided Tour of Truman by David McCullough: Chapters 17 & 18 (Zoom)

Thu, Nov 2 2023

2:00pm - 3:00pm Central

Virtual Branch

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Subjects

History

Age Group

For adults

Series

Guided Tour of Truman

Presenter

Doug Richardson

Registration

Virtual Event

Drop in virtually the first Thursday of each month and learn about our 33rd President's life through the pages of David McCullough's book, Truman. Doug Richardson of the National Park Service will guide us through this book in two-chapter segments supplemented with archival materials. Read along monthly or drop in when you are interested in discovering more about a particular season in Truman's life. This program will take place via Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
This title is part of our Booktalk collection and copies are available separately from the catalog. Register for the program and contact - booktalk@mymcpl.org to reserve a copy of the book while stock is available or for any other questions you may have.

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