Book Club
Book Club: “The Invention of Wings: A Novel” by Sue Monk Kidd
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin OHA's book club on May 7th to discuss "The Invention of Wings: A Novel" by Sue Monk Kidd. According to NPR's Bobbi Dumas, "the book is the fictionalized history of the Grimké sisters, Sarah and Angelina (Nina), who were at the forefront of the abolitionist and women's rights movements, wound around the intriguing narrative of […]
Book Club: “The Life and Adventures of a Haunted Convict” by Austin Reed
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseJoin OHA's book club on June 11th to discuss "The Life and Adventures of a Haunted Convict" by Austin Reed, with forward by David W. Blight and Robert B. Stepto. This book is described as "The earliest known prison memoir by an African American writer—recently discovered and authenticated by a team of Yale scholars—sheds light […]
OHA Book Club – A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century
Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street, SyracuseThe OHA Book Club will discuss A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century by Witold Rybczynski. In a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Home and City Life, illuminates Frederick Law Olmsted's role as a major cultural figure at the epicenter of nineteenth-century […]