Dec
9
12:00am
Jon Meacham 'And There Was Light'
By Montclair Literary Festival
Hear Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham discuss his new book And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle in an online event on Thursday December 8 at 7 p.m. (EST).
In this new illuminating portrait, Meacham chronicles the life of Lincoln from his birth on the Kentucky frontier in 1809 to his leadership during the Civil War to his assassination in 1865: his rise, his self-education, his loves, his bouts with depression, his political fairness, his deepening faith, and his persistent conviction that slavery must end.
Tickets cost $40 and include a signed copy of the book And There Was Light (value $40). Online event-only tickets are available for $10. Tickets can be bought via our ticketing platform bit.ly/JonM127. The event will be held online via Crowdcast here and a registration link will be sent shortly after ticket purchase.
Books can be picked up at Festival partner watchung booksellers in Montclair, or shipped to your home address (additional cost, select option when selecting ticket; shipping only available within the US).
This event is part of Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival.
Any proceeds from the festival benefit parent organization, Montclair-based non-profit Succeed2gether, which offers after-school one-on-one tutoring and enrichment classes with the aim of closing the education and opportunity gaps in Essex County, NJ. You can read more about Succeed2gether and the festival at www.succeed2gether.org.
The festival organizing committee wishes to thank event partners Montclair Public Library and Watchung Booksellers, and festival sponsors Rao's, West of Hudson Realty Group, Montclair State University, Jill Williams (Ameriprise Financial), Sotheby's Prominent Properties, the County of Essex, Angela Cali, the Korones Family Foundation, and community members.
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