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William
Hazelgrove returns to the Cigar
Society to tell the inspiring
story of a little-known hero's
pivotal role in the American
Revolutionary War.
His new book, pictured left, was
just released on May 12. He has
spoken to the Cigar Society
previously about the Wright
Brothers, Teddy Roosevelt, Al
Capone, and Woodrow and Edith
Wilson.
Mr. Hazelgrove writes, "I
had heard many times about Henry
Knox and his amazing story of
pulling 60 tons of cannons with
oxen and sleds to George
Washington in the dead of winter
of 1775. Curiously, I could find
no contemporary books on this
incredible feat beyond some self-published
pamphlets and children's books. So
after reading Henry Knox's
personal diary of his three months
in the wilderness I knew what my
next book would be and that
started me down the path that led
from Boston to Fort Ticonderoga in
upstate New York. Henry Knox's
expedition was even more harrowing
than I could ever have imagined,
crossing frozen rivers, lakes, and
the Berkshire Mountains with
120,000 pounds of iron in tow --
the equivalent of 28 SUV's.
How this bookseller with no
experience at all pulled off
getting these 59 cannons to George
Washington and turning the
American Revolution around is one
of the great stories of our War
for Independence."
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FREE and
ONLINE
Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 5:30-7:00 pm CDT
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There will be a Q&A
session after the lecture. Audience
participation is invited.
Be
sure to have your cocktails and
cigars at ready hand.
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You can read
the first chapter of the book at
goodreads.com. If you'd like to buy a
copy, we recommend ordering online from the Book Cellar,
the local independent bookstore here in
Lincoln Park.
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William Hazelgrove
is the national bestselling author
of ten novels and seven nonfiction
titles. He has spoken to the
Cigar Society previously about the
Wright Brothers, Teddy Roosevelt, Al
Capone, and Woodrow and Edith
Wilson. His books have
received starred reviews in
Publisher Weekly Kirkus, Booklist,
Book of the Month Selections, ALA
Editors Choice Awards Junior Library
Guild Selections, Literary Guild
Selections, and the History Book
Club Selections. He was the Ernest
Hemingway Writer in Residence where
he wrote in the attic of Ernest
Hemingway’s birthplace. He has
written articles and reviews for USA
Today, The Smithsonian Magazine, and
other publications and has been
featured on NPR All Things
Considered. The New York Times, LA
Times, Chicago Tribune, CSPAN, USA
Today have all covered his books
with features. His books Tobacco
Sticks, The Pitcher, Real Santa, and
Madam President have been optioned
for screen and television rights.
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About
the
Cigar Society of Chicago
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND
greatest traditions of the city clubs of
Chicago is the discussion of intellectual,
social, legal, artistic, historical,
scientific, musical, theatrical, and
philosophical issues in the company of
educated, bright, and appropriately
provocative individuals, all under the
beneficent influence of substantial
amounts of tobacco and spirits. The
Cigar Society of Chicago
embraces this tradition and extends it
with its Informal Smokers, University
Series lectures, and Cigar
Society Dinners, in which cigars,
and from time to time pipes and
cigarettes, appear as an important
component of our version of the classical
symposium. To be included in the
Cigar Society's mailing list, write to the
secretary at
curtis.tuckey@logicophilosophicus.org
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