The monthly meeting, with the special occasion to honor Professor Elizabeth Varon for her remarkable book on the right-hand man of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate military commander General Longstreet. He is unusual in his post-War alliance with General Grant in fighting the Ku Klux Klan.

On November 19th we will host Alan Shaw Taylor who will present his new book “American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873”. The book highlights the mix between the three North American countries (Canada, USA and Mexico) in their interaction with the European powers who had plans for involvement in the new continent. At Villa Mosconi

Ronald C. White’s new biography, On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, was published in October 2023. Ron is also the narrator for the audiobook, and the paperback edition will be published on November 12.