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Plymouth Church Presents Award-Winning Author John Strausbaugh
The event takes place on September 23. John Strausbaugh is an expert on New York City history and culture.
On Sunday, September 23, Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights presents John Strausbaugh, author of the award-winning book City of Sedition: The History of New York City During the Civil War, to discuss the themes of his book. New York was a city of abolitionists and supporters of President Lincoln, but also of draft-dodgers, racists, and anti-war “Copperheads,” due in part to its deep business ties to the Cotton South.
Once serving as the “Grand Central Depot” of the Underground Railroad, Plymouth Church offers a unique setting for this discussion, and Mr. Strausbaugh’s insight will inspire a more nuanced and informed conversation about the city’s past. This event is free and open to the public.
RSVP: www.plymouthchurch.org/plymouthchurchpresents
WHO: John Strausbaugh, Author of City of Sedition: The History of New York City During the Civil War
WHAT: Discussion of the book and Q&A, followed by a book signing. This event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Sunday, September 23, 1:00 PM
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WHERE: Plymouth Church, 57 Orange Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
John Strausbaugh has been writing about New York City history and culture for thirty years. The Village, his epic history of Greenwich Village, was widely praised and selected as one of Kirkus Review's best books of 2013. City of Sedition: The History of New York City During the Civil War, published in 2016, won the Civil War Round Table's Fletcher Pratt Award for best nonfiction book of the year, and the New York Military Affairs Symposium's Eugene Feit Award in Civil War Studies. His next book, Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers During World War II, will be published in December.
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From 1990 to 2002 he was editor of the weekly New York Press. More recently he wrote and appeared in the New York Times "Weekend Explorer" series of articles and videos on the city's history.
About Plymouth Church
Plymouth Church is a vibrant and inclusive community of faith. The church seeks to build relationships among members, with the world, and with God. With a 170-year tradition of social activism that continues to thrive at Plymouth today, the church is deeply committed to participation in the issues and discussions that shape the community.