History
New York Times bestselling author Michael Tougias has earned critical acclaim, literary awards and legions of fans for his bestselling non-fiction narratives. Many of his books have a predominant theme of true survival-at-sea adventures. His stories honor real-life, everyday people who rise to face life-threatening situations, make heroic choices and survive against the odds. He co-authored the book, “The Finest Hours,” about a daring rescue of 30 stranded sailors by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of Cape Cod. Disney has released a major motion picture of the same name, starring Chris Pines and Casey Affleck. Tougias is also the author of “Fatal Forecast: A True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea,” “Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do,” “Rescue of the Bounty,” “A Storm Too Soon” and “Overboard!” “Ten Hours” was selected as one of the American Library Association’s “Best Books of the Year,” and the audio book won Audiofiles “Earphones Award.” “The Finest Hours” has been translated into 20 different languages and counting. He has written for the New York Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe and many others. Tougias has spoken to groups large and small in almost all 50 states.
America's First Major War
King Philip's Indian War and the Shaping of America
New York Times bestselling author
Michael Tougias will give a slide
presentation on the war between the
Colonists and Native Americans in
1675–76. Tougias is the author of the
acclaimed “Until I Have No
Country” (a novel of King Philip’s
War) and co-author with Eric Schultz
of “King Philip’s War: The History
and Legacy of America’s Forgotten
Conflict.”
The first part of the presentation will
discuss the Indian way of life,
Colonial settlements and the events
leading up to the war. The second part
covers the battles and the strategy
during this cataclysmic war, which on
a per capita basis was the bloodiest
conflict in our nation’s history.
Slides include battle sites, period sketches, historic
markers, maps and suggestions for visiting road-side
history. Tougias also discusses Native strategy during
the war and the challenges of writing a historic novel.
In this uprising, the Native Americans were winning
the war in the first six months, and Tougias will
discuss the change in strategy that allowed the
Colonists to prevail and then go on to reshape the
destiny of the colonies.
A book-signing event will follow the presentation.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Tuesday, February 20 2018 |
| Time: | 11:15 - 12:45 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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