Event Title
Meet Sam Thomas, author or the Midwife's Tale: A Mystery
Event Website
http://www.samthomasbooks.com/
Location
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 503, 1860 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Start Date
12-4-2017 3:00 PM
End Date
12-4-2017 4:30 PM
Description
It's 1644, and Parliament's armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels' hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget's friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.
About the author: Sam Thomas teaches history at University School, an independent day school outside Cleveland, Ohio. Before coming to United States he taught at the college level for seven years, and received research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Newberry Library, and the British Academy. The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing.
Refreshments will be served.
Cost to Attend
Free
Pre-registration required?
Yes
Event Type
Local Authors Book Talk Series
Meet Sam Thomas, author or the Midwife's Tale: A Mystery
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 503, 1860 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio
It's 1644, and Parliament's armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels' hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget's friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.
About the author: Sam Thomas teaches history at University School, an independent day school outside Cleveland, Ohio. Before coming to United States he taught at the college level for seven years, and received research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Newberry Library, and the British Academy. The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing.
Refreshments will be served.
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