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Humanities NY Reading & Discussion Group: Land, Liberty, & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution

The Humanities New York Reading and Discussion Group:  Land, Liberty and Loss – Echoes of the American Revolution reviewed through multiple discussions through June 2025. The group discussions will take place via Zoom.

February 22nd, April 12th, May 17th, and June 14th, 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Pre-register for this series here

Join Dr. Anna Biel and the FCHS in an exploration of and reflection on the history and legacies of the American Revolution as we consider how those legacies connect to or disrupt indigenous histories, our use of natural resources, political development, and national expansion.

The group will meet four times, discussing a different reading at each meeting. The books we’ll be exploring are:

• The Pioneers, James Fenimore Cooper (February 22nd, 11am-1pm)
• William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic, Alan Taylor (April 12th, 11am-1pm)
• The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution, Alan Taylor (May 17th, 11am-1pm)
• Conspiracy of Interests: Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York State, Laurence M. Hauptman (June 14th, 11am-1pm)

A limited number of books will be available to borrow through Humanities NY on a first come, first serve basis.

Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution is made possible with support from Humanities New York.

For questions and additional information please contact the Fulton County Historical Society.