Join the Friends of the Library for the presentation of the prestigious Ruth Ratner Miller Award for Excellence in American History on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Goodwin Forum of the main library. Following the lecture and presentation of the award by the Friends, there will be a book signing and reception.
The 2023 award will be presented to Concord’s own Robert Gross, PhD. He is a prolific author of carefully researched books on American history, starting with the publication of The Minutemen and Their World (1976) which won the Bancroft Prize in American history. it was re-issued in a 25th anniversary edition in 2001 and will be published by Picador in a new, revised edition in 2022 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. His latest book, The Transcendentalists and Their World (2021) was chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of the 10 best books of 2021.
The lecture is an in-person event. Tickets can be purchased (cash or check only) at the Barrow Book Store and the Concord Book Shop at $15 for adults, $5 for students. Digital tickets are $16 ($6 for students) and are available at zeffy.com.