Hurricane of Independence: The Untold Story of the Deadly Storm at the Deciding Moment of the American Revolution

Tony Williams

TUESDAY: October 6, 2009 2:00 P.M. in the H.J.E. Reid Auditorium

Abstract

Historian and Author Tony Williams has woven together a gripping and important tale about one of history’s deadliest hurricanes, which struck in 1775 and had a dramatic impact on the start of the American Revolution.

Speaker

Tony Williams taught history for ten years in Ohio and Virginia and was recently a Fellow at Colonial Williamsburg Rockefeller Library. He has lectured widely about his book including C-SPAN’s Book TV, Colonial Williamsburg, and the Virginia Festival of the Book. His next book, “Pox and the Covenant: Franklin, Mather, and the Epidemic that Changed America’s Destiny,” will be published in April 2010. He lives in Williamsburg with his wife and children. Mr. Williams will sign copies of his book, which will be available for sale following the talk.