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SUMMARY:Quaff & Quill: Book Talk with Jordan B. Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies for a talk with Professor Jordan B. Smith (Widener University) about his new book\, The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity (2025) to learn the complex history of rum\, from its production to its consumption\, and from its origins in the Caribbean to its impact on the Atlantic world. \nIt was strong. It was cheap. It was ubiquitous. Fermented and distilled from the refuse of sugar production\, rum emerged in the seventeenth-century Caribbean as a new commodity. To conjure something desirable from waste\, the makers\, movers\, and drinkers of rum arrived at its essential qualities through cross-cultural experimentation and exchange. Those profiting most from the sale of rum also relied on plantation slavery\, devoured natural resources\, and overlooked the physiological effects of overconsumption in their pursuit of profit. Focusing on the lived experiences of British colonists\, Indigenous people\, and enslaved Africans\, The Invention of Rum shows how people engaged in making and consuming this commodity created a new means of profit that transformed the Atlantic world. \nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association. \nFor in person registration\, click HERE. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar\, click HERE. \n  \nThis program is produced with support from the Lapidus Initiative for Early American Inquiry and the “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/2526/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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SUMMARY:Quaff & Quill: Book Talk with Emily Sneff
DESCRIPTION:Publishing for the 250th anniversary of the United States\, When the Declaration of Independence Was News focuses on the nation’s founding document at the moment of its creation in 1776\, before anyone knew what the legacy of the Declaration would be or if the United States would win the war against Great Britain. It explores how the Declaration was communicated to people in the new nation and around the Atlantic world and reveals the stories of the many people involved in the process of declaring independence\, from printers to soldiers to diplomats to translators. \n\n\nDr. Emily Sneff is an early American historian and leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. She earned her Ph.D. in History from William & Mary. She is a consulting curator for exhibitions marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration at the Museum of the American Revolution and Historic Trappe.\n\n\n\nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association. \nFor in person registration\, click HERE. \nTo register for the Zoom webinar\, click HERE. \nThis program is produced with support from the “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/quaff-quill-book-talk-with-emily-sneff/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Quaff & Quill: Book Talk with Jack Kelly
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies for a talk with historian Jack Kelly about his new book\, Tom Paine’s War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time (2026) to explore two of Paine’s essays–Common Sense and The American Crisis–that turned a rebellion over taxes into a true revolution. Kelly’s tribute to 250th anniversary of American independence\, the book is a riveting reflection on the power of words and belief. \nLight refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with the Huguenot & New Rochelle Historical Association. \nFor in person registration\, click HERE.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/2534/
LOCATION:Ryan Library and via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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