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Local Author Festival - History Author Night

Kim Knox Beckius  New England’s

Historic Homes and Gardens



Prolific travel writer Kim Knox Beckius,

who is perpetually on the road in New England, shares stories of historic

estates and other intriguing places that should be on your day trip list this

summer and fall.



Erika Fleury Monkey Business: A History of Nonhuman Primate Rights

Erika Fleury turned her love of primatology into a career helping the animals she loves most. Monkey Business is the first objective, comprehensive book to document the state of nonhuman primate rights in modern culture.





Ira Spar, MD New Haven’s Civil War Hospital

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How sick and wounded soldiers received health care during a cataclysmic Civil War. "Lincoln care" funded and regulated a single payer universal system with an assist from the state legislature, private citizens and a generous Governor. 


A literary prize pack will be randomly given to an audience member during each author night! All
events are free and open to the public.





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