America's 250: The President’s Club with Historian Peter Vermilyea

In-Person & on Zoom:

Join us each month for one year as we explore 12 influential Presidents through selected biographies spanning from George Washington through John F. Kennedy.  

About the Series:

When selecting biographies, we decided an author should only appear once on our list and that their work should be accessible. Each month, read the selected biography then join us as historian, author and teacher Peter Vermilyea leads the discussion exploring Presidential personalities, opportunities and failures, challenges, and legacies. Through lecture and discussion, we will delve deeper into our Presidential and shared history.  

January Selection: 

We will be exploring Lincoln's White House: The People's House in Wartime by James B. Conroy - Co-winner of the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize.

Lincoln’s White House is the first book devoted to capturing the look, feel, and smell of the executive mansion from Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 to his assassination in 1865. James Conroy brings to life the people who knew it, from servants to cabinet secretaries. Conroy enables the reader to see how the Lincolns lived and how the administration conducted day-to-day business during four of the most tumultuous years in American history. Relying on fresh research and a character-driven narrative and drawing on untapped primary sources, he takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes tour that provides new insight into how Lincoln lived, led the government, conducted war, and ultimately, unified the country to build a better government of, by, and for the people.

Physical books are available at OWL to borrow. 

Registration required only for in-person attendees. Zoom link can be found at: https://www.owlibrary.org/presidents-club.aspx#anchor_lincoln