Good Morning, I am not sure if this event would be of interest to anyone else but I thought I would pass it along. Apologies if you have already received this. Thanks, George -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [VA-HIST] Pauline Maier - UR February 10 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:44:58 -0500 From: Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] * Top notch scholar speaking at U of R -- Jon February 10, 2012 Pauline Maier "Ratification of the US Constitution: The Book, The Story, and Why We Should Care" University of Richmond Jepson Hall, Room 120 4:30 p.m. Pauline Maier<http://jepson.richmond.edu/marshall/maierbio.html> is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of American History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a leading historian of the American Revolution and has spent her career writing critically acclaimed scholarly books, textbooks and journal articles on American history. She also served as a consultant and commentator for the PBS’ six-hour documentary "Liberty! the American Revolution" (1997), which told the story of the American Revolution from the passage of the Stamp Act (1765) through the ratification of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (1789) and is still used in classrooms across the nation. She also appeared in the PBS series "Franklin" and "Biography of America," as well as numerous shows on the History Channel. * ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html